न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते नान्तो न चादिर्न च सम्प्रतिष्ठा । अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा ॥ ३ ॥
na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate nānto na chādir na cha sampratiṣhṭhā aśhvattham enaṁ su-virūḍha-mūlam asaṅga-śhastreṇa dṛiḍhena chhittvā
Translation
Its real form is not perceived here, nor its end, nor its beginning, nor its foundation. Having cut down this firmly rooted ashvattha with the strong axe of detachment,
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
इस संसार में इसका वास्तविक रूप वैसा दिखाई नहीं देता, न इसका अंत, न आदि, न ही इसका आधार। इस दृढ़ जड़ों वाले अश्वत्थ को वैराग्य रूपी दृढ़ शस्त्र से काटकर,
Commentary
From inside the tree we cannot see where it begins or ends. We are born into it and spend our lives among its branches. The remedy Krishna gives is asanga-shastra, "the weapon of non-attachment." It is not something to study but something to do: cutting the ties of craving. The sentence continues into the next verse.
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