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न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।

Hindi Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Harikrishnadas Goenka

।।4.38।।क्योंकि ज्ञानका इतना प्रभाव है इसलिये ज्ञानके समान पवित्र करनेवाला शुद्ध करनेवाला इस लोकमें ( दूसरा कोई ) नहीं है। कर्मयोग या समाधियोगद्वारा बहुत कालमें भली प्रकार शुद्धान्तःकरण हुआ अर्थात् वैसी योग्यताको प्राप्त हुआ मुमुक्ष स्वयं अपने आत्मामें ही उस ज्ञानको पाता है यानी साक्षात् किया करता है।

English Commentary By Swami Sivananda

4.38 न not, हि verily, ज्ञानेन to wisdom, सदृशम् like, पवित्रम् pure, इह here (in this world), विद्यते is, तत् that, स्वयम् oneself, योगसंसिद्धः perfected in Yoga, कालेन in time, आत्मनि in the Self, विन्दति finds.

Commentary:
There exists no purifier eal to knowledge of the Self. He who has attained perfection by the constant practice of Karma Yoga and Dhyana Yoga (the Yoga of meditation) will, after a time, find the knowledge of the Self in himself.

Hindi Translation By Swami Ramsukhdas

।।4.38।। इस मनुष्यलोकमें ज्ञानके समान पवित्र करनेवाला निःसन्देह दूसरा कोई साधन नहीं है। जिसका योग भली-भाँति सिद्ध हो गया है, वह (कर्मयोगी) उस तत्त्वज्ञानको अवश्य ही स्वयं अपने-आपमें पा लेता है।

Hindi Translation By Swami Tejomayananda

।।4.38।। इस लोक में ज्ञान के समान पवित्र करने वाला, निसंदेह, कुछ भी नहीं है। योग में संसिद्ध पुरुष स्वयं ही उसे (उचित) काल में आत्मा में प्राप्त करता है।।

English Translation By Swami Adidevananda

4.38 For there is no purifier here eal to knowledge; he that is perfected in Karma Yoga finds this (knowledge) of his own accord in himself in due time.

English Translation By Swami Gambirananda

4.38 Indeed, there is nothing purifying here comparable to Knowledge. One who has become perfected after a (long) time through yoga, realizes That by himself in his own heart.

English Translation By Swami Sivananda

4.38 Verily, there is no purifier in this world like knowledge. He who is perfected in Yoga finds it in the Self in time.

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

4.38 Hi, indeed; na vidyate, there is nothing; pavitram, purifying, sanctifying; iha, here; sadrsam, comparable; jnanena, to Knowledge. Yoga-samsiddhah, one who has become perfected, who as attained fitness through yoga-the seeker after Liberation who has become samsiddhah, purified, qualified; yogena, through the yoga of Karma and the yoga of concentration-; kalena, after a long time; vindati, realizes, i.e. attains; tat, That, Knowledge; verily svayam, by himself; atmani, in his own heart. That means by which Knowledge is invariably attained is being taught:

English Translation of Abhinavgupta's Sanskrit Commentary By Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

4.38 Na hi etc. There exists no purifier similar to the knowledge. The purity of other things is due to the touch of Consciousness and is not intrinsic. This point is not elaborated here for fear of a lengthy discussion. This purifying nature of the knowledge, one would understand for himself on reaching the stage of being perfectly enlightened.

English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Adidevananda

4.38 Nothing here in this world purifies like this knowledge; for the knowledge of the self destroys all evil. He who has reached perfection by practising Karma Yoga in its form of knowledge daily in the manner taught, in due time, of his own accord, attaints it, i.e., knowledge concerning his own self. Sri Krsna expounds the same lucidly thus:

English Translation By By Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

4.38. In this world there exists no purifier comparabel to knowledge. One who becomes perfect in Yoga finds this, on his own accord, in his Self in course of time.

English Translation by Shri Purohit Swami

4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self.