4.27
Chapter 4, Verse 27
सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे। आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते৷৷
sarvāṇīndriyakarmāṇi prāṇakarmāṇi cāparē. ātmasaṅyamayōgāgnau juhvati jñānadīpitē৷৷
Translation
Other again sacrifice their activities and their vitality in the Spiritual fire of self-abnegation, kindled by wisdom.
Translation — Purohit Swami
Commentary
सर्वाणि all, इन्द्रियकर्माणि functions of the senses, प्राणकर्माणि functions of the breath (vital energy), च and, अपरे other, आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ in the fire of the Yoga of selfrestraitn, जुह्वति sacrifice, ज्ञानदीपिते kindled by knowledge. Commentary: Just as a lamp is kindled by oil, so also the fire of the Yoga of selfcontrol is kindled by knowledge. When the Yogi concentrates or fixes his mind on Brahman or the Self, the senses and the breath cease to function. The senses and the breath are absorbed into their cause.
Commentary — Swami Sivananda
Sanskrit and transliteration of the Bhagavad Gita. Corpus compiled from the vedabase and the IIT Kanpur Gita Supersite.