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एवं तावत् ‘कर्मोदये’ इत्यादिना कर्मणां बन्धहेतुत्वमुक्त्वा ‘ज्ञानेन तिष्ठन्न बिभेति मृत्योः’ इति ज्ञानस्यैव मोक्षसाधनत्वमभिहितम् ।तत्र चोदयति धृतराष्ट्रः—
In plain words
So that is how far it has come. With ‘when action arises' and the lines that follow, he stated that actions are what bind; and with ‘standing in knowledge, he has no fear of death,' he declared that knowledge alone is the means to liberation. At this point Dhṛtarāṣṭra raises a question—
Close to the Sanskrit
Thus, so far, having stated by ‘karmodaye' and the words following it that actions are the cause of bondage, and by ‘abiding in knowledge he does not fear death,' the fact that knowledge alone is the means to liberation has been declared. Thereupon Dhṛtarāṣṭra raises a question—