Bhagavad Gita 2.40
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते। स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
nehābhikramanāśo'sti pratyavāyo na vidyate. svalpamapyasya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt.2.40.
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- न
- not
- इह
- here (in this path/endeavor)
- अभिक्रम
- of effort/undertaking
- नाशः
- loss/destruction
- अस्ति
- there is
- प्रत्यवायः
- adverse result/diminution
- न
- not
- विद्यते
- exists
- स्वल्पम्
- a little
- अपि
- even
- अस्य
- of this
- धर्मस्य
- duty/righteousness
- त्रायते
- protects/saves
- महतः
- from great
- भयात्
- fear/danger
Commentary
40. There is no loss of effort here, there is no harm. Even a little of this devotion delivers one from great fear.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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न
इह
अभिक्रम
नाशः
अस्ति
प्रत्यवायः
न
विद्यते
स्वल्पम्
अपि
अस्य
धर्मस्य
त्रायते
महतः
भयात्
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