तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाःगच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः
In plain words
With buddhi fixed in that, self identified with that, established in that and taking that as the highest goal, they go beyond return, their impurities removed by jñāna.
Word for word
Those whose buddhi is in That, whose Self is That, who are steadfast in That, for whom That is the supreme goal, go to non-return, their impurities shaken off by knowledge.
तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाःगच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः
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▸Bhagavadgītābhāṣyam
यत् परं ज्ञानं प्रकाशितम् —
तस्मिन् ब्रह्मणि गता बुद्धिः येषां ते तद्बुद्धयः, तदात्मानः तदेव परं ब्रह्म आत्मा येषां ते तदात्मानः, तन्निष्ठाः निष्ठा अभिनिवेशः तात्पर्यं सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्य तस्मिन् ब्रह्मण्येव अवस्थानं येषां ते तन्निष्ठाः, तत्परायणाश्च तदेव परम् अयनं परा गतिः येषां भवति ते तत्परायणाः केवलात्मरतय इत्यर्थः । येषां ज्ञानेन नाशितम् आत्मनः अज्ञानं ते गच्छन्ति एवंविधाः अपुनरावृत्तिम् अपुनर्देहसम्बन्धं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः यथोक्तेन ज्ञानेन निर्धूतः नाशितः कल्मषः पापादिसंसारकारणदोषः येषां ते ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः यतयः इत्यर्थः ॥ १७ ॥
In plain words
This supreme knowledge, now brought into the open —
Those whose mind has gone entirely into Brahman are called 'those whose mind is that.' Those for whom that supreme Brahman alone is the self are 'those whose self is that.' Those who, having given up every action, simply rest in Brahman alone — that resting itself being their whole devotion, their whole point — are 'those steadfast in that.' And those for whom Brahman alone is the final refuge, the ultimate destination, are 'those whose refuge is that' — people who delight in nothing but the Self. That's the meaning. Those whose ignorance of the self has been burned away by knowledge — people like this reach a place with no return, no further binding to a body. 'Their taint shaken off by knowledge': the flaw that causes sin and keeps the wheel of birth and death turning is shaken off, destroyed, by exactly the knowledge just described. Those for whom that has happened are the ones whose taint is shaken off by knowledge — true ascetics. That's the meaning.
Close to the Sanskrit
Which supreme knowledge has been revealed —
Those whose intellect has gone into that Brahman are 'those whose intellect is that.' Those for whom that supreme Brahman alone is the self are 'those whose self is that.' Those for whom, having renounced all actions, abiding in that Brahman alone is [their] steadfastness — steadfastness [meaning] deep engagement, [the whole] intent — are 'those steadfast in that.' And those for whom that alone is the supreme resort, the supreme goal, are 'those whose supreme resort is that,' [i.e.] those who delight in the Self alone. That is the meaning. Those for whom, by knowledge, the ignorance of the self has been destroyed — such ones 'go to non-return,' [i.e.] no further connection with a body — 'those whose taint is shaken off by knowledge': by the knowledge described, the taint — the flaw that is the cause of sin and transmigration and the rest — is shaken off, destroyed; those for whom [this is so] are 'those whose taint is shaken off by knowledge,' [i.e.] ascetics. That is the meaning.