Bhagavad Gita · Verse 3.29

Chapter 3: Karma Yoga (कर्मयोगः)

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श्रीभगवानुवाच

(The Supreme Lord said)

प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु । तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत् ॥२९॥

prakṛterguṇasammūḍhāḥ sajjante guṇakarmasu | tānakṛtsnavido mandānkṛtsnavinna vicālayet ||29||

Complete Shloka Translation

Those confused by nature's gunas become attached to activities of the gunas. One with fuller understanding should not unsettle those whose understanding is partial and slow to develop.

Narrative Context: Krishna again cautions against unsettling those attached to action without fuller understanding.

Word-by-Word Translation (Padartha / Anvaya)

9 words

Sanskrit Term (पद)	IAST Roman	English Meaning
अकृत्स्नविदः	akṛtsnavidaḥ	those with partial understanding
न विचालयेत्	na vicālayet	should not unsettle
प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः	prakṛterguṇasammūḍhāḥ	[term] in context of Those confused by nature's gun...
सज्जन्ते	sajjante	[term] in context of Those confused by nature's gun...
गुणकर्मसु	guṇakarmasu	[term] in context of Those confused by nature's gun...
तानकृत्स्नविदो	tānakṛtsnavido	[term] in context of Those confused by nature's gun...
मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न	mandānkṛtsnavinna	[term] in context of Those confused by nature's gun...
विचालयेत्	vicālayet	[term] in context of Those confused by nature's gun...
२९	vicālayet	[term] in context of Those confused by nature's gun...

अकृत्स्नविदःakṛtsnavidaḥ

those with partial understanding

न विचालयेत्na vicālayet

should not unsettle

प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाःprakṛterguṇasammūḍhāḥ