3.20 lOkasangraham EvApi

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:

SlOkam – Original

lOkasangraham EvApi sampaSyan karthum arhasi

word-by-word meaning

lOka sangraham Eva – To inspire [less-intelligent worldly] people only [to help them]
sampaSyan api – keeping that in mind
karthum arhasi – it is apt for you to engage in karma yOga

Simple Translation

It is apt for you to engage in karma yOga keeping in mind to inspire [less-intelligent worldly] people only [to help them].

Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy’s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam

‘You have, besides, need to work, seeing that
benefit accrues to the world’; (for) :—

>> Chapter 3 verse 21

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Pronunciation Guide

A is used for “aa” sound – example: emperumAnAr, rAmAnuja

E is used for “yay” sound – example: EkAdhasi

I is used for “ee” sound – example: Iswara

O is used for “Oh” sound – example: Om

U is used for “oo” sound – example: Urdhva pundram

zh is used for very strong “l” sound – example: AzhwAr

L is used for strong “l” sound – example: muL (thorn)

N is used for strong “n” sound – example: nArAyaNa

R is used for strong "r" sound - example: puRappAdu (procession); its also used for "tr" sound in thamizh when there is double "R" - example: uRRAr (utRAr - relative)

d is used strong “d” sound – example: garuda

dh is used for meek “d” sound – example: gOvindha

t is used for strong “t” sound – example: ganta

th is used for meek “t” sound – example: vratham

sa, sha, ksha are typed as it is – examples: samskritham, shashti and kshamA

: is used for ha sound in samskritham words – examples: nama: to be said as namaha

Terminologies listing at Reader's Guide

SlOkam – Original

word-by-word meaning

Simple Translation

Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy’s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam

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