न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम् ।जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान्युक्तः समाचरन् ॥
na buddhibhedaṃ janayed ajñānāṃ karmasaṅginām |joṣayet sarvakarmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācaran ||
- न · na
- not
- बुद्धिभेदम् · buddhibhedam
- confusion of understanding
- जनयेत् · janayet
- should cause, produce
- अज्ञानाम् · ajñānām
- of the ignorant
- कर्मसङ्गिनाम् · karmasaṅginām
- of those attached to action
- जोषयेत् · joṣayet
- should encourage, lead to delight in
- सर्वकर्माणि · sarvakarmāṇi
- all actions
- विद्वान् · vidvān
- the wise one
- युक्तः · yuktaḥ
- disciplined, steadfast
- समाचरन् · samācaran
- performing, practicing
“The wise one should not unsettle the understanding of the ignorant who are attached to action. Performing all works in a disciplined spirit, he should encourage them in action.”
— Original plain-language translation
A pedagogy of patience: do not preach inaction to beginners still ripening through work — it only breeds confusion. Teach by embodied example instead, drawing others joyfully into right action. Truth must be timed to the hearer's readiness.
— Reader's notes (original)