Verse 3.29

प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु ।

तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत् ॥

3.29

Transliteration

prakṛterguṇasammūḍhāḥ sajjante guṇakarmasu |

tānakṛtsnavido mandānkṛtsnavinna vicālayet ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

Those deluded by the alities of Nature are attached to the functions of the alities. The man of perfect knowledge should not unsettle the foolish one who is of imperfect knowledge.

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Word by word

of nature
deluded by the gunas
become attached
to the works of the gunas

those
of partial knowledge
dull
the knower of the whole
not
should unsettle

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Krishna returns to the theme of teaching. Those confused by the qualities (guṇa) of nature cling to their activities. The one who sees the whole, kṛtsnavit, should not unsettle those who see only part. The word manda, slow, is not an insult but a description of those whose understanding is still developing. The verse echoes the earlier counsel not to disturb the minds of the attached. Wisdom carries a responsibility of patience: truth must be shared in a way that helps rather than confuses.