Bhagavad Gita · 18.12
॥
Devanāgarī
अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम् ।
भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु संन्यासिनां क्वचित् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aniṣṭam iṣṭaṁ miśraṁ ca tri-vidhaṁ karmaṇaḥ phalam |
bhavaty atyāgināṁ pretya na tu sannyāsināṁ kvacit ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अनिष्टम् इष्टम् मिश्रम् चaniṣṭam iṣṭam miśram caundesirable (aniṣṭam), desirable (iṣṭam), and mixed (miśram).
त्रिविधम्tri-vidhamof three kinds.
कर्मणः फलम्karmaṇaḥ phalamthe fruit of activity.
भवतिbhavaticomes about.
अत्यागिनाम्atyāgināmfor those who have not renounced [the fruits].
प्रेत्यpretyaafter death.
न तुna tubut not.
संन्यासिनाम्sannyāsināmfor the sannyāsīs [true renouncers].
क्वचित्kvacitever, anywhere.
Translation
“After death, for those who have not renounced [the fruits], the fruits of activity are of three kinds: undesirable, desirable, and mixed. But for the true sannyāsīs [those who have renounced the fruits], there are never any such fruits.”
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