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यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्। नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतो़ऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम।।4.31।।
yajña-śhiṣhṭāmṛita-bhujo yānti brahma sanātanam nāyaṁ loko ’styayajñasya kuto ’nyaḥ kuru-sattama
Tasting the nectar of immortality, as the reward of sacrifice, they reach the Eternal. This world is not for those who refuse to sacrifice; nor is the other world.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| yajña-śhiṣhṭa amṛita-bhujaḥ | they partake of the nectarean remnants of sacrifice |
| yānti | go |
| brahma | the Absolute Truth |
| sanātanam | eternal |
| na | never |
| ayam | this |
| lokaḥ | planet |
| asti | is |
| ayajñasya | for one who performs no sacrifice |
| kutaḥ | how |
| anyaḥ | other (world) |
| kuru-sat-tama | best of the Kurus, Arjun |
They go to the eternal Brahman in course of time after attaining the knowledge of the Self through purification of the mind by performing the above sacrifices. He who does not perform any of these is not fit even for this miserable world.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Follow the links among teaching lineage, divine appearance, action, knowledge, sacrifice and the teacher–student relationship.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaThose who partake of the nectar left over after a sacrifice reach the eternal Brahman. This world ceases to exist for one who does not perform sacrifices; what, then, to speak of the other world, O best among the Kurus (Arjuna)!
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaThis world is not for one who makes no sacrifice; how then for the other, O Arjuna?
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaThey go to the eternal Brahman in course of time after attaining the knowledge of the Self through purification of the mind by performing the above sacrifices. He who does not perform any of these is not fit even for this miserable world.
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Tasting the nectar of immortality, as the reward of sacrifice, they reach the Eternal
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This world is not for those who refuse to sacrifice
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nor is the other world
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