Bhagavad Gita · 3.18
॥
Devanāgarī
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन ।
न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्चिदर्थव्यपाश्रयः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
naiva tasya kṛtenārtho nākṛteneha kaścana |
na cāsya sarvabhūteṣu kaścid arthavyapāśrayaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
न एवna evaindeed not.
तस्यtasyafor him.
कृतेनkṛtenain performing action, in fulfilling duty.
अर्थःarthaḥof purpose, of gain, of interest.
न अकृतेनna akṛtenanor in not performing [action].
इहihahere, in this world.
कश्चनkaścanaany.
न चna caand not.
अस्यasyafor him.
सर्वभूतेषुsarva-bhūteṣuamong all living beings.
कश्चित्kaścitany.
अर्थव्यपाश्रयःartha-vyapāśrayaḥof selfish dependence, of any need to take shelter for gain.
Translation
“In this world such a person has no personal purpose either in performing actions or in refraining from them. Nor does he depend on any living being for any selfish end.”
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