tam

तं तथा कृपयाऽविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्

tam — to him (Arjun)

To him in that state — overcome with pity, his eyes brimming and troubled, sunk in grief — Krishna spoke these words.

तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत

tam — to him

And Krishna, as if smiling, said this to him — grieving there between the two armies.

यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः

tam — him

One whose undertakings are all free of desire and calculation, whose actions have been burnt in the fire of knowledge — that one the wise call learned.

यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव

tam — that

Know that what they call renunciation is yoga, son of Pandu. No one becomes a practitioner without giving up the intention behind the act.

तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्

tam — that

know that to be yoga: the parting from union with pain. It should be practised with resolve, and without discouragement.

तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्

tatra — there

There the understanding gained in the former body returns, and from there one strives again for perfection, son of Kuru.

यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्

tam — to that

Whatever state a person is holding when they let go of the body at the end — to that they go, son of Kunti.

प्रयाणकाले मनसाऽचलेन भक्त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैव

tam — him

at the hour of departure, with a still mind, joined by devotion and the strength of practice, drawing the breath up between the brows, reaches that highest divine person.

अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्

tam — that

That unmanifest and imperishable is called the highest destination. Having reached it, one does not return. It is my own abode.

यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः

tam — that

Now I will tell you the time at which those who practise depart and do not return, and the time at which they return.

ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालं क्षीणे पुण्ये मर्त्यलोकं विशन्ति

tam — that

Having enjoyed that wide heaven, their merit exhausted, they return to the world of mortals. Those who seek pleasure by following the rites come and go.

तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्

tam — that

To those constantly steady, who worship me with love, I give the understanding by which they come to me.

इदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते

tam — that person

This body, son of Kunti, is called the field; and one who knows it is called the knower of the field.

ऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्

tam — that

They speak of an imperishable sacred fig with its roots above and its branches below, whose leaves are the Vedas. One who knows it knows.

ततः पदं तत्परिमार्गितव्य यस्मिन्गता न निवर्तन्ति भूयः

tataḥ — then

one should then seek out that place from which, having gone, none return — and take refuge in the primal person from whom this whole unfolding came.

अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्

tam — that

But an offering made looking to its fruit, or for the sake of show — know that to be of restlessness.

यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्

tatam — pervaded

By worshipping through their own work the one from whom all beings arise and by whom all this is pervaded, a person reaches perfection.

तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत

tam — unto him

Take refuge in him with your whole being, Arjuna. By his grace you will come to the highest peace.