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Chapter 2, Verse 39

एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु। बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि।।2.39।।

eṣā te'bhihitā sāṃkhye buddhiryoge tvimāṃ śṛṇu. buddhyāyukto yayā pārtha karmabandhaṃ prahāsyasi৷৷2.39৷৷

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एषा
this (feminine, referring to buddhi)
ते
to you
अभिहिता
has been declared/explained
सांख्ये
in [the context of] Sankhya (analytical knowledge)
बुद्धिः
understanding/wisdom
योगे
in [the context of] Yoga (disciplined action)
तु
but/now
इमाम्
this (following)
शृणु
hear/listen
बुद्ध्या
by/with this understanding
युक्तः
endowed with/united
यया
by which
पार्थ
O son of Pritha (Arjuna)
कर्मबन्धम्
the bondage of action
प्रहास्यसि
you shall abandon/cast off

Commentary

39. This, which has been taught to thee is wisdom concerning Sankhya. Now listen to wisdom concerning Yoga, which possessing thou shalt cast off the bond of action.

Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain

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Sanskrit (in order)

  1. एषा
  2. ते
  3. अभिहिता
  4. सांख्ये
  5. बुद्धिः
  6. योगे
  7. तु
  8. इमाम्
  9. शृणु
  10. बुद्ध्या
  11. युक्तः
  12. यया
  13. पार्थ
  14. कर्मबन्धम्
  15. प्रहास्यसि

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