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यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन ।
ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा ॥४-३७॥

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Transliteration

yathaidhaaMsi samiddho'gnirbhasmasaatkurute'rjuna ।

dnyaanaagniH sarwakarmaaNi bhasmasaatkurute tathaa ॥४-३७॥

Translation

As fire turns ignited wood into ashes, O Arjun,
Knowledge-fire turns all obligations into ashes, so.

O Arjun, as fire turns ignited wood into ashes, so does the fire of knowledge turn all obligations into ashes.

Translation

As the blazing fire reduces wood to ashes, similarly, the fire of Self-knowledge reduces all Karma to ashes, O Arjuna.

Translation

As the blazing fire turns firewood to ashes, O Arjuna, so does the fire of knowledge burn to ashes all reactions to material activities.