Bhagavad Gita · 18.11
॥
Devanāgarī
न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः ।
यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
na hi deha-bhṛtā śakyaṁ tyaktuṁ karmāṇy aśeṣataḥ |
yas tu karma-phala-tyāgī sa tyāgīty abhidhīyate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
न हिna hiindeed not.
देहभृताdeha-bhṛtāfor an embodied being.
शक्यम्śakyampossible.
त्यक्तुम्tyaktumto give up.
कर्माणिkarmāṇi[all] activity.
अशेषतःaśeṣataḥcompletely.
यः तुyaḥ tubut one who.
कर्मफलत्यागीkarma-phala-tyāgīone who relinquishes the fruits of activity.
सः त्यागीsaḥ tyāgīhe is a tyāgī.
इति अभिधीयतेiti abhidhīyateis thus called.
Translation
“Indeed, it is impossible for an embodied being to give up all activity completely. But one who relinquishes the fruits of his activity is truly called a renouncer (tyāgī).”
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