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Krishna

3.28 तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः। गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते

tattvavittu mahābāho guṇakarmavibhāgayoḥ | guṇā guṇeṣu vartanta iti matvā na sajjate

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tattva-vit—the knower of the Truth;tu—but;mahā-bāho—mighty-armed one;guṇa-karma—from guṇas and karma;vibhāgayoḥ—distinguish;guṇāḥ—modes of material nature in the shape of the senses, mind, etc;guṇeṣhu—modes of material nature in the shape of objects of perception;vartante—are engaged;iti—thus;matvā—knowing;na—never;sajjate—becomes attached

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

But, O mighty-armed one, the one who knows the true nature of the strands and their respective divisions of work, realizes: 'The strands are in their respective purposes.' And thus, he is not attached.

Shri Purohit Swami

But he, O Mighty One, who understands correctly the relation of the Qualities to action, is not attached to the act for he perceives that it is merely the action and reaction of the Qualities among themselves.

Swami Adidevananda

But he who knows the truth about the division of the Gunas and works, O mighty-armed one, through his knowledge that 'Gunas operate on their products,' is not attached.

Swami Gambirananda

But, O mighty-armed one, the one who is a knower of the facts about the varieties of the gunas (qualities) and actions does not become attached, thinking thus: 'The organs rest (act) on the objects of the organs.'

Swami Sivananda

But he who knows the truth, O mighty-armed Arjuna, about the divisions of the qualities and their functions, knowing that the Gunas as senses move amidst the Gunas as the sense-objects, is not attached.

Krishna

3.30 मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा। निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः

mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi saṃnyasyādhyātmacetasā | nirāśīrnirmamo bhūtvā yudhyasva vigatajvaraḥ

Word meanings

mayi—unto me;sarvāṇi—all;karmāṇi—works;sannyasya—renouncing completely;adhyātma-chetasā—with the thoughts resting on God;nirāśhīḥ—free from hankering for the results of the actions;nirmamaḥ—without ownership;bhūtvā—so being;yudhyasva—fight;vigata-jvaraḥ—without mental fever

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Renouncing all actions in Me, with a mind that concentrates on the Self; being free from the act of resting and from the sense of possession; and consequently being free from mental fever; you should fight.

Shri Purohit Swami

Therefore, surrendering thy actions unto Me, thy thoughts concentrated on the Absolute, free from selfishness and without anticipation of reward, with mind devoid of excitement, begin thou to fight.

Swami Adidevananda

Surrendering all your actions to Me with a mind focussed on the self, free from desire and selfishness, fight with the heat of excitement abated.

Swami Gambirananda

Devoid of the fever of the soul, engage in battle by dedicating all actions to Me, with (your) mind intent on the Self, and becoming free from expectations and egoism.

Swami Sivananda

Renouncing all actions in Me, with the mind centred in the Self, free from hope and egoism, and from (mental) fever, do thou fight.

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3.29 प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु। तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत्

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prakṛiteḥ—of material nature;guṇa—by the modes of material nature;sammūḍhāḥ—deluded;sajjante—become attached;guṇa-karmasu—to results of actions;tān—those;akṛitsna-vidaḥ—persons without knowledge;mandān—the ignorant;kṛitsna-vit—persons with knowledge;na vichālayet—should not unsettle

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Men, completely deluded by the strands of Prakrti, are attached to the actions of those strands. Those who know fully should not confuse them, whereas the dullards who do not know fully.

Shri Purohit Swami

Those who do not understand the Qualities are interested in the act. Still, the wise man who knows the truth should not disturb the mind of him who does not.

Swami Adidevananda

Those who are deluded by the Gunas of Prakrti are attached to the works of the Gunas. But he who knows the whole truth should not unsettle the ignorant who do not know the whole truth.

Swami Gambirananda

Those who are wholly deluded by the gunas of Nature become attached to the activities of the gunas. The knower of the All should not disturb those of dull intellect, who do not know the All.

Swami Sivananda

Those deluded by the qualities of Nature are attached to the functions of the qualities. A man of perfect knowledge should not unsettle the foolish one of imperfect knowledge.