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BG 4.27

सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे। आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते।।4.27।।

sarvāṇīndriya-karmāṇi prāṇa-karmāṇi chāpare ātma-sanyama-yogāgnau juhvati jñāna-dīpite

Verse translation

Some again offer all the actions of the senses and the functions of the vital energy, as sacrifice in the fire of control in self, kindled by knowledge.

English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.

Training the inner field for BG 4.27Attention gathers the mind and senses. This composition is unique to BG 4.27 and uses the verse's key terms.1sarvāṇi2cha3jñāna-dīpiteBG 4.27
Training the inner fieldAttention gathers the mind and senses
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Sanskrit formMeaning here
sarvāṇiall
indriyathe senses
karmāṇifunctions
prāṇa-karmāṇifunctions of the life breath
chaand
apareothers
ātma-sanyama yogāgnauin the fire of the controlled mind
juhvatisacrifice
jñāna-dīpitekindled by knowledge
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A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Bhagavad-gita As It Is
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Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Rasika-ranjana
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Baladeva Vidyabhushana

Gita-bhushana-bhashya
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Vishvanatha Cakravarti Thakura

Sarartha-varshini-tika
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  1. 1

    Some again offer all the actions of the senses and the functions of the vital energy, as sacrifice in the fire of control in self, kindled by knowledge

  2. 2

    sarvāṇi: all

  3. 3

    cha: and

Training the inner field for BG 4.27Attention gathers the mind and senses. This composition is unique to BG 4.27 and uses the verse's key terms.1sarvāṇi2cha3jñāna-dīpiteBG 4.27
Training the inner fieldAttention gathers the mind and senses
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