श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप | सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते ||४-३३||
śreyāndravyamayādyajñājjñānayajñaḥ parantapa . sarvaṃ karmākhilaṃ pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate ||4-33||
- śreyān
- greater
- dravya-mayāt
- of material possessions
- yajñāt
- than the sacrifice
- jñāna-yajñaḥ
- sacrifice in knowledge
- param-tapa
- O chastiser of the enemy
- sarvam
- all
- karma
- activities
- akhilam
- in totality
- pārtha
- O son of Pṛthā
- jñāne
- in knowledge
- parisamāpyate
- end
- tat
- that knowledge of different sacrifices
O chastiser of the enemy, the sacrifice performed in knowledge is better than the mere sacrifice of material possessions. After all, O son of Pṛthā, all sacrifices of work culminate in transcendental knowledge.