Bhagavad Gita · 5.12
॥
Devanāgarī
युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम् ।
अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yuktaḥ karmaphalaṁ tyaktvā śāntim āpnoti naiṣṭhikīm |
ayuktaḥ kāmakāreṇa phale sakto nibadhyate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
युक्तःyuktaḥyukta (one who is in yoga), the devoted one.
कर्मफलम्karma-phalamthe fruit of action.
त्यक्त्वाtyaktvāhaving cast off.
शान्तिम्śāntimpeace, tranquility.
आप्नोतिāpnotihe attains.
नैष्ठिकीम्naiṣṭhikīmunshakable, final.
अयुक्तःayuktaḥayukta (one who is not in yoga), the materialist.
कामकारेणkāma-kāreṇaacting out of desire.
फलेphaleto the fruit.
सक्तःsaktaḥattached.
निबध्यतेnibadhyatehe becomes bound, he becomes entangled.
Translation
“One who abides in yoga (yukta), having cast off attachment to the fruits of his actions, attains unshakable peace. But one who is not in yoga (ayukta) acts out of desire and, being attached to the fruits, becomes entangled [in the net of karma].”
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