Verse 4.37ॐ
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।
ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा ॥4.37॥
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4.37 yathaidhāṃsi samiddho ‘gnir bhasmasāt kurute ‘rjuna
jñānāgniḥ sarvakarmāṇi bhasmasāt kurute tathā
Translations
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BradOriginal Translation
Just as a kindled fire reduces firewood to ashes, O Arjuna, So the fire of knowledge (jñāna) reduces all actions (karmāṇi) to ashes.
Stoller MillerLiterary
Just as a flaming fire reduces wood to ashes, Arjuna, so the fire of knowledge reduces all actions to ashes.
ZaehnerJesuit
(37) As a kindled fire reduces its fuel to ashes, so does the fire of wisdom reduce all works to ashes.
GambhiranandaAdvaita
4.37 O Arjuna, as a blazing fire reduces pieces of wood to ashes, similarly the fire of Knowledge reduces all actions to ashes.
AdidevanandaVishishtadvaita
4.37 Just as burning fire turns fuel to ashes, O Arjuna, so does the fire of knowledge turn all Karma to ashes.
SivanandaVedanta
4.37 As the blazing fire reduces fuel to ashes, O Arjuna, so does the fire of knowledge reduce all actions to ashes.
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