Chapter 3, Verse 29
प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु। तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत्।।3.29।।
prakṛter guṇasammūḍhāḥ sajjante guṇakarmasu. tān akṛtsnavido mandān kṛtsnavin na vicālayet.. 3.29..
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- प्रकृतेः
- of material nature (Prakriti)
- गुणसम्मूढाः
- those bewildered by the (three) modes/qualities
- सज्जन्ते
- become attached
- गुणकर्मसु
- in the actions performed by the modes (of nature)
- तान्
- them
- अकृत्स्नविदः
- those of imperfect/incomplete knowledge
- मन्दान्
- the dull-witted / slow-minded
- कृत्स्नवित्
- the one of complete/perfect knowledge
- न विचालयेत्
- should not unsettle/disturb
Commentary
29. Those deluded by the energies of Nature are attached to the functions of the energies. He who knows the All should not unsettle the unwise who know not the All.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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प्रकृतेः
गुणसम्मूढाः
सज्जन्ते
गुणकर्मसु
तान्
अकृत्स्नविदः
मन्दान्
कृत्स्नवित्
न विचालयेत्
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