तेनोभौ कुरुतो यश्चैतदेवं वेद यश्च न वेद ।नाना तु विद्या चाविद्या च यदेव विद्यया करोति श्रद्धयोपनिषदा तदेव वीर्यवत्तरं भवतीति खल्वेत्तस्यैवाक्षरस्योपव्याख्यानं भवति
tenobhau kuruto yaścaitadevaṃ veda yaśca na veda nānā tu vidyā cāvidyā ca yadeva vidyayā karoti śraddhayopaniṣadā tadeva vīryavattaraṃ bhavatīti khalvettasyaivākṣarasyopavyākhyānaṃ bhavati
One of the most famous verses in Vedic philosophy: Action done with conscious awareness, faith, and philosophical understanding possesses far greater power than mere mechanical routine.
अर्थMeaning
इस कर्म को दोनों करते हैं — वह भी जो इसे इस प्रकार जानता है, और वह भी जो नहीं जानता। परन्तु विद्या और अविद्या में महान भेद है। जो कर्म विद्या (ज्ञान), श्रद्धा और उपनिषद् (रहस्य-भावना) के साथ किया जाता है, वही अधिक सामर्थ्यवान् (वीर्यवत्तर) होता है।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
Now therefore it would seem to follow, that both he who knows this (the true meaning of the syllable Om), and he who does not, perform the same sacrifice . But this is not so, for knowledge and ignorance are different. The sacrifice which a man performs with knowledge, faith, and the Upanishad is more powerful. This is the full account of the syllable Om.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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