Bhagavad Gita · 6.1
॥
Devanāgarī
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः ।
स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca |
anāśritaḥ karmaphalaṁ kāryaṁ karma karoti yaḥ |
sa saṁnyāsī ca yogī ca na niragnir na cākriyaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
श्रीभगवान् उवाचśrī-bhagavān uvācaThe Blessed Lord said.
अनाश्रितःanāśritaḥnot seeking refuge, not dependent.
कर्मफलम्karma-phalamin the fruits of action.
कार्यम् कर्मkāryam karmaprescribed duty, that which is to be done.
करोतिkarotihe performs.
यःyaḥwho.
सः संन्यासीsaḥ saṁnyāsīhe is a sannyāsī.
च योगी चca yogī caand a yogī.
न निरग्निःna nir-agniḥnot one who lights no fire.
न च अक्रियःna ca akriyaḥand not one who is inactive.
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: “One who performs his prescribed duty without seeking refuge in its fruits is the true sannyāsī and the true yogī, not the one who lights no sacrificial fire and performs no action.”
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