Bhagavad Gita · 18.49
॥
Devanāgarī
असक्तबुद्धिः सर्वत्र जितात्मा विगतस्पृहः ।
नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिं परमां संन्यासेनाधिगच्छति ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
asakta-buddhiḥ sarvatra jitātmā vigata-spṛhaḥ |
naiṣkarmya-siddhiṁ paramāṁ sannyāsenādhigacchati ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
असक्तबुद्धिःasakta-buddhiḥone whose intelligence (buddhi) is unattached.
सर्वत्रsarvatrato everything.
जितात्माjita-ātmāone who has conquered his mind (ātmā).
विगतस्पृहःvigata-spṛhaḥone from whom the craving (spṛhā) [for enjoyment] has departed (vigata).
नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिम्naiṣkarmya-siddhimthe perfection (siddhim) of naiṣkarmya (freedom from action).
परमाम्paramāmthe supreme.
संन्यासेनsannyāsenathrough renunciation.
अधिगच्छतिadhigacchatihe attains.
Translation
“One whose intelligence is free from all attachment, who has conquered his mind and is rid of the craving for material enjoyment — such a person, through renunciation, attains the supreme perfection of naiṣkarmya [freedom from the consequences of activity].”
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