Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 33
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 4 श्लोक 33

श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।
सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
4.33 O destroyer of enemies, Knowledge considered as a sacrifice is greater than sacrifices reiring materials. O son of Prtha, all actions in their totality culminate in Knowledge.


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
4.33 Superior is wisdom-sacrifice to the sacrifice with objects, O Parantapa (scorcher of the foes). All actions in their entirely, O Arjuna, culminate in knowledge.


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
4.33. The sacrifice by knowledge is superior to the sacrifice by material.  O son of Prtha, scorcher of foes !  All actions,  leaving no bit, meet their total end in knowledge.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 4.33Shreyaan dravyamayaadyajnaaj jnaanayajnah parantapa;
Sarvam karmaakhilam paartha jnaane parisamaapyate.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 4.33śhreyān—superior; dravya-mayāt—of material possessions; yajñāt—than the sacrifice; jñāna-yajñaḥ—sacrifice performed in knowledge; parantapa—subduer of enemies, Arjun; sarvam—all; karma—works; akhilam—all; pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha; jñāne—in knowledge; parisamāpyate—culminate