तस्मादज्ञानसंभूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनाऽऽत्मनः ।
छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत ॥
छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
इसलिये हे भरतवंशी अर्जुन हृदयमें स्थित इस अज्ञानसे उत्पन्न अपने संशयका ज्ञानरूप तलवारसे छेदन करके योग समता में स्थित हो जा, और युद्धके लिये खड़ा हो जा ॥
English
Therefore, O Bharata, cut away this doubt in your heart, born of ignorance, with the sword of knowledge. Stand in yoga and rise up for battle.
What this verse means
Knowledge should cut through inner doubt, and then you should stand steady and act. Krishna is telling Arjuna to stop wavering and rise for battle.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna is still frozen while the war waits. Krishna ends his teaching with one final command: use clear understanding to cut away the doubt born of ignorance, then stand up and fight.
Why this verse still matters
You have the message typed out, but your finger hovers over send because you fear the fallout. The mind wants another delay; clarity asks for one clean decision.
The takeaway
Doubt loses power when you face it directly instead of obeying it.
Word-by-word translation
तस्मात् (therefore) / अज्ञानसंभूतम् (born of ignorance) / हृत्स्थम् (situated in the heart) / ज्ञानासिना (with the sword of knowledge) / आत्मनः (of the self) / छित्त्वा (having cut) / एनम् (this) / संशयम् (doubt) / योगम् (in yoga) / आतिष्ठ (stand in) / उत्तिष्ठ (rise up) / भारत (O Bharata)
This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Knowledge and Renunciation of Action, which contains 42 verses.
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