Bhagavad Gita · 5.10
॥
Devanāgarī
ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः ।
लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
brahmaṇy ādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ |
lipyate na sa pāpena padmapatram ivāmbhasā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ब्रह्मणिbrahmaṇito Brahman (the Supreme).
आधायādhāyahaving offered, having dedicated.
कर्माणिkarmāṇiactions.
सङ्गम्saṅgamattachment [to the fruits].
त्यक्त्वाtyaktvāhaving cast off.
करोति यःkaroti yaḥone who acts.
लिप्यते नlipyate nahe is not tainted, not touched.
सःsaḥthat one.
पापेनpāpenaby sin.
पद्मपत्रम्padma-patramthe leaf (patra) of the lotus (padma).
इवivajust as.
अम्भसाambhasāby water.
Translation
“One who performs his actions dedicating them to the Supreme (Brahman) and casting off all attachment is not tainted by sin, just as a lotus leaf is not wetted by water.”
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