दूरॆण हि अवरं कर्म बुद्धि-यॊगात् धनञ्जय ।
बुद्धौ शरणं अन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहॆतवः ॥ २.४९ ॥
ದೂರೇಣ ಹಿ ಅವರಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಬುದ್ಧಿ-ಯೋಗಾತ್ ಧನಂಜಯ |
ಬುದ್ಧೌ ಶರಣಂ ಅನ್ವಿಚ್ಛ ಕೃಪಣಾಃ ಫಲಹೇತವಃ || ೨.೪೯ ||
dUrENa hi avaraM karma buddhi-yOgAt dhanaMjaya |
buddhau sharaNaM anvicCha kRupaNAH phalahEtavaH || 2.49 ||
O Dhananjaya, far far inferior indeed is Karma to Knowledge as a means; take refuge in knowledge; pitiable are they who have a motive for their action.