Bhagavad Gita · 18.23
॥
Devanāgarī
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम् ।
अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
niyataṁ saṅga-rahitam arāga-dveṣataḥ kṛtam |
a-phala-prepsunā karma yat tat sāttvikam ucyate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
नियतम्niyatamprescribed, according to duty.
सङ्गरहितम्saṅga-rahitamfree from attachment.
अरागद्वेषतःa-rāga-dveṣataḥperformed without (a-) attachment (rāga) and aversion (dveṣataḥ).
कृतम्kṛtamperformed.
अफलप्रेप्सुनाa-phala-prepsunāby one who does not desire (prepsunā) the fruits (phala).
कर्म यत् तत्karma yat tatthat action which.
सात्त्विकम्sāttvikamin the mode of goodness.
उच्यतेucyateis called.
Translation
“Action that accords with duty, that is performed without attachment, without love or hatred, and without desire for its fruits, is called action in the mode of goodness.”
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