yathaidhānsi samiddho ’gnir bhasma-sāt kurute ’rjuna
jñānāgniḥ sarva-karmāṇi bhasma-sāt kurute tathā
As a kindled fire reduces wood to ashes, O Arjun, so does the fire of knowledge burn to ashes all reactions from material activities.
Word by Word Meaning:
yathā - as
edhānsi - firewood
samiddhaḥ - blazing
agniḥ - fire
bhasma-sāt - to ashes
kurute - turns
arjuna - Arjun
jñāna-agniḥ - the fire of knowledge
sarva-karmāṇi - all reactions from material activities
bhasma-sāt - to ashes
kurute - it turns
tathā - similarly