Bhagavad Gita · 5.11
॥
Devanāgarī
कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि ।
योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वात्मशुद्धये ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalair indriyair api |
yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṁ tyaktvātmaśuddhaye ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
कायेनkāyenawith the body.
मनसाmanasāwith the mind.
बुद्ध्याbuddhyāwith the intellect (spirit).
केवलैःkevalaiḥmerely, simply.
इन्द्रियैः अपिindriyaiḥ apiand even with the senses.
योगिनःyoginaḥthe yogīs.
कर्मkarmaaction.
कुर्वन्तिkurvantithey perform.
सङ्गम्saṅgamattachment [to the fruits].
त्यक्त्वाtyaktvāhaving cast off.
आत्मशुद्धयेātma-śuddhayefor the purification (śuddhi) of the soul (ātman).
Translation
“Casting off attachment [to the fruits], yogīs act with body, mind, intellect, and even the senses, solely for the purification of their own soul.”
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