Bhagavad Gita 16.23
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः। न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।
yaḥ śāstravidhimutsṛjya vartate kāmakārataḥ. na sa siddhimavāpnoti na sukhaṃ na parāṃ gatim.16.23.
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- यः
- who (nominative, relative pronoun)
- शास्त्रविधिम्
- the injunctions/rules of scripture (accusative)
- उत्सृज्य
- having abandoned/discarded
- वर्तते
- acts/behaves
- कामकारतः
- according to the impulse of desire/whim
- न
- not
- सः
- he
- सिद्धिम्
- perfection/success
- अवाप्नोति
- attains
- न
- not
- सुखम्
- happiness
- न
- not
- पराम्
- the highest/supreme
- गतिम्
- goal/destination
Commentary
He who, neglecting the scriptural ordin- ance, acts under the impulse of desire, attains not perfection, nor happiness, nor the Supreme Goal,
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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यः
शास्त्रविधिम्
उत्सृज्य
वर्तते
कामकारतः
न
सः
सिद्धिम्
अवाप्नोति
न
सुखम्
न
पराम्
गतिम्
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