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नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः।।4.40।।
 

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya

।।4.40।। अज्ञश्च अनात्मज्ञश्च अश्रद्दधानश्च गुरुवाक्यशास्त्रेषु अविश्वासवांश्च संशयात्मा च संशयचित्तश्च विनश्यति। अज्ञाश्रद्दधानौ यद्यपि विनश्यतः न तथा यथा संशयात्मा। संशयात्मा तु पापिष्ठः सर्वेषाम्। कथम् नायं साधारणोऽपि लोकोऽस्ति। तथा न परः लोकः। न सुखम् तत्रापि संशयोत्पत्तेः संशयात्मनः संशयचित्तस्य। तस्मात् संशयो न कर्तव्यः।।कस्मात्

English Translation By Swami Gambirananda

4.40 One who is ignorant and faithless, and has a doubting mind perishes. Neither this world nor the next nor happiness exists for one who has a doubting mind.

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

4.40 Ajnah, one who is ignorant, who has not known the Self; and asradda-dhanah, who is faithless; [Ast. adds here: guruvakya-sastresu avisvasavan, who has no faith in the instructions of the teacher and the scriptures.-Tr.] and samsaya-atma, who has a doubting mind; vinasyati, perishes. Although the ignorant and the faithless get ruined, yet it is not to the extent that a man with a doubting mind does. As for one with a doubting mind, he is the most vicious of them all. How? Na ayam lokah, neither this world which is familiar; na, nor also; parah, the next world; na sukham, nor happiness; asti, exist; samsaya-atmanah, for one who has a doubting mind. For doubt is possible even with regard to them! Therefore one should not entertain doubt. Why?