तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः ।नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता ॥
teṣām evānukampārtham aham ajñānajaṃ tamaḥ | nāśayāmy ātmabhāvastho jñānadīpena bhāsvatā ||
- तेषाम् एव · teṣām eva
- for them alone, for their sake
- अनुकम्पार्थम् · anukampārtham
- out of compassion
- अहम् · aham
- I
- अज्ञानजम् तमः · ajñānajaṃ tamaḥ
- the darkness born of ignorance
- नाशयामि · nāśayāmi
- I destroy
- आत्मभावस्थः · ātmabhāvasthaḥ
- dwelling within the self
- ज्ञानदीपेन · jñānadīpena
- by the lamp of knowledge
- भास्वता · bhāsvatā
- shining, radiant
“Out of compassion for them, dwelling within their selves, I destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the shining lamp of knowledge.”
— Original plain-language translation
The inward teacher kindles light where he already dwells. Compassion is the motive, ignorance-darkness the obstacle, the lamp the means. Arjuna's reply in 10.12-18 shows this lamp already burning.
— Reader's notes (original)