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पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
 

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya

।।3.41।। तस्मात् त्वम् इन्द्रियाणि आदौ पूर्वमेव नियम्य वशीकृत्य भरतर्षभ पाप्मानं पापाचारं कामं प्रजहिहि परित्यज एनं प्रकृतं वैरिणं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनं ज्ञानं शास्त्रतः आचार्यतश्च आत्मादीनाम् अवबोधः विज्ञानं विशेषतः तदनुभवः तयोः ज्ञानविज्ञानयोः श्रेयःप्राप्तिहेत्वोः नाशनं नाशकरं प्रजहिहि आत्मनः परित्यजेत्यर्थः।।इन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य कामं शत्रुं जहिहि इत्युक्तम् तत्र किमाश्रयः कामं जह्यात् इत्युच्यते

English Translation By Swami Gambirananda

3.41 Therefore, O scion of the Bharata dynasty, after first controlling the organs, renounce this one [A variant reading is, 'prajahi hi-enam, completely renounce this one'.-Tr.] which is sinful and a destroyer of learning and wisdom.

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

3.41 Since this is so, therefore, O scion of the Bharata dynasty, adau niyamya, after first controlling; indriyani, the organs; prajahihi, renounce; enam, this one, the enemy under consideration; which is papmanam, sinful-which is desire that is accustomed to sinning; and jnana-vijnana-nasanam, a destroyer of learning and wisdom, jnana, learning, means knowledge about the Self etc. from the scripures and a teacher. Vijnana, wisdom, means the full experience of that. Renounce, i.e. discard, from yourself the destroyer of those two-learning and wisdom, which are the means to the achievement Liberation. It has been said, 'After first controlling the organs, renounce desire the enemy'. As to that, by taking the support of what should one give up desire? This is being answered: