Bhagavad-gītā 5.25
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लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः। छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।5.25।।
labhante brahma-nirvāṇam ṛiṣhayaḥ kṣhīṇa-kalmaṣhāḥ chhinna-dvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ
With imperfections exhausted, doubts dispelled, senses controlled, engaged in the good of all beings, the Rishis obtain absolute freedom.
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| labhante | achieve |
| brahma-nirvāṇam | liberation from material existence |
| ṛiṣhayaḥ | holy persons |
| kṣhīṇa-kalmaṣhāḥ | whose sins have been purged |
| chhinna | annihilated |
| dvaidhāḥ | doubts |
| yata-ātmānaḥ | whose minds are disciplined |
| sarva-bhūta | for all living entities |
| hite | in welfare work |
| ratāḥ | rejoice |
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Original school explanation. Written independently from the Sanskrit word map. It is not a quotation, translation, or summary of a named modern commentary. Chapter lens: Compare renunciation of work with renunciation of attachment and examine the chapter’s account of inner freedom.
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With imperfections exhausted, doubts dispelled, senses controlled, engaged in the good of all beings, the Rishis obtain absolute freedom
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labhante: achieve
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dvaidhāḥ: doubts
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