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तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।

ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Ramanuja

।।16.24।।तस्मात् कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ उपादेयानुपादेयव्यवस्थायां शास्त्रम् एव तव प्रमाणम्। धर्मशास्त्रेतिहासपुराणाद्युपबृंहिता वेदा यद् एव पुरुषोत्तमाख्यं परं तत्त्वं तत्प्रीणनरूपं तत्प्राप्त्युपायभूतं च कर्म अवबोधयन्ति तत् शास्त्रविधानोक्तं तत्त्वं कर्म च ज्ञात्वा यथावद् अन्यूनातिरिक्तं विज्ञाय कर्तुं त्वं अर्हसि तद् एव उपादातुम् अर्हसि।

English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Adidevananda

16.24 Hence, the Sastra is to be the only authority for you in determining what should be done and what should not be done, viz., in deciding what ought to be accepted and what ought not be accepted. You should know, i.e., understand, neither more nor less than what constitutes the truth and the work enjoined in the injunctions of the Sastras which the Highest Reality called the Supreme Person revealed in the Vedas. The Vedic injunctions are supplemented by the Dharma-sastras, the Itihasas and the Puranas. The acts enjoined by them are the means for reaching Him and for pleasing Him. You should perform them; you should accept them alone.

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

16.24 Tasmat, therefore; sastram, the scripure; is te, your; pramanam, authority, the means of knowledge; karya-akarya-vyavasthitau, as regards the determination of what is to be done and what is not to be done. Therefore, jnatva, after understanding; that which is your own karma, duty; sastra-vidhana-uktam, as presented by scriptural injunction-vidhana is the same as vidhi, precept, in the form, 'you should do', 'you should not do'; as presented by that; arhasi, you ought; kartum, to perform; it iha, here. 'Here' is used for pointing out the sphere in which one is intitled to perform his duties. F:gitadataR.K.GitaCHAPTER16.doc Page 1 of 1