Chapter 4 · Verse 40
Bhagavad Gita 4.40
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga · ज्ञान कर्म संन्यास योग
Sanskrit Verse
अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति। नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः।।4.40।।
Roman (IAST)
ajñaścāśraddadhānaśca saṃśayātmā vinaśyati| nāyaṃ loko'sti na paro na sukhaṃ saṃśayātmanaḥ||4.40||
Simple transliteration
ajnashcashraddadhanashca samshayatma vinashyati nayam loko'sti na paro na sukham samshayatmanah4.40
Meaning
Meaning (English)
The ignorant, the faithless, and the doubting soul perish. For the doubting person, there is neither this world, nor the next, nor happiness. Doubt is the greatest enemy of spiritual progress.
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
अज्ञानी तथा श्रद्धारहित और संशययुक्त पुरुष नष्ट हो जाता है, (उनमें भी) संशयी पुरुष के लिये न यह लोक है, न परलोक और न सुख।
About this verse
This is verse 40 of 42 in Chapter 4 (Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
