2.47 कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन। मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि
karmaṇy
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karmaṇi—in prescribed duties;eva—only;adhikāraḥ—right;te—your;mā—not;phaleṣhu—in the fruits;kadāchana—at any time;mā—never;karma-phala—results of the activities;hetuḥ—cause;bhūḥ—be;mā—not;te—your;saṅgaḥ—attachment;astu—must be;akarmaṇi—in inaction
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Let your claim rest on action alone and never on the fruits; you should never be the cause of the fruits of action; let not your attachment be to inaction.
But thou hast only the right to work, but none to the fruit thereof. Let not then the fruit of thy action be thy motive; nor yet be thou enamored of inaction.
To work alone you have the right, and not to the fruits. Do not be impelled by the fruits of work. Nor have attachment to inaction.
Your right is for action alone, never for the results. Do not become the agent of the results of action. May you not have any inclination for inaction.
Thy right is to work only, but never with its fruits; let not the fruits of actions be thy motive, nor let thy attachment be to inaction.
2.49 दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय। बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः
dūreṇa hy
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dūreṇa—(discrad) from far away;hi—certainly;avaram—inferior;karma—reward-seeking actions;buddhi-yogāt—with the intellect established in Divine knowledge;dhanañjaya—Arjun;buddhau—divine knowledge and insight;śharaṇam—refuge;anvichchha—seek;kṛipaṇāḥ—miserly;phala-hetavaḥ—those seeking fruits of their work
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O Dhananjaya! The inferior action stays away at a distance due to the yoga of one's contact with the determining faculty; in the determining faculty, you must seek refuge; wretched are those who are the cause of the fruits of action.
Physical action is far inferior to an intellect concentrated on the Divine. Have recourse then to Pure Intelligence. It is only the petty-minded who work for reward.
Action with attachment is far inferior, O Arjuna, to action done with evenness of mind. Seek refuge in evenness of mind. Miserable are they who act with a motive for results.
O Dhananjaya, indeed, action is quite inferior to the yoga of wisdom. Take resort to wisdom. Those who thirst for rewards are pitiable.
Far lower than the Yoga of wisdom is action, O Arjuna! Seek thou refuge in wisdom; wretched are they whose motive is the fruit.
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सांख्ययोग
Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga
sāṃkhyayoga
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2.48 योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय। सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते
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Word meanings
yoga-sthaḥ—being steadfast in yog;kuru—perform;karmāṇi—duties;saṅgam—attachment;tyaktvā—having abandoned;dhanañjaya—Arjun;siddhi-asiddhyoḥ—in success and failure;samaḥ—equipoised;bhūtvā—becoming;samatvam—equanimity;yogaḥ—Yog;uchyate—is called
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O Dhananjaya! Establish yourself in the Yoga, perform actions while abandoning attachment, and remain even-minded in success and failure; for, even-mindedness is said to be the Yoga.
Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity.
Abandoning attachment and established in Yoga, perform works, viewing success and failure with an even mind. Evenness of mind is said to be Yoga.
By being established in Yoga, O Dhananjaya (Arjuna), undertake actions, casting off attachment and remaining equipoised in success and failure. Equanimity is called Yoga.
Perform action, O Arjuna, being steadfast in Yoga, abandoning attachment and balanced in success and failure! Evenness of mind is called Yoga.
