Bhagavad Gita · 18.9
॥
Devanāgarī
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन ।
सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kāryam ity eva yat karma niyataṁ kriyate 'rjuna |
saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalaṁ caiva sa tyāgaḥ sāttviko mataḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
कार्यम् इति एवkāryam iti eva“this is my duty”.
यत् कर्मyat karmathat activity which.
नियतम्niyatamprescribed.
क्रियतेkriyateis performed.
अर्जुनarjunaO Arjuna!
सङ्गम् त्यक्त्वाsaṅgam tyaktvāgiving up attachment.
फलम् च एवphalam ca evaand also the fruit.
सः त्यागःsaḥ tyāgaḥthat renunciation.
सात्त्विकःsāttvikaḥin the mode of goodness.
मतःmataḥis considered.
Translation
“O Arjuna, when a person performs his prescribed duty simply because it ought to be done, giving up all attachment and desire for the fruits, such renunciation is considered to be in the mode of goodness.”
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