4.18 कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः। स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्
karmaṇy
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karmaṇi—action;akarma—in inaction;yaḥ—who;paśhyet—see;akarmaṇi—inaction;cha—also;karma—action;yaḥ—who;saḥ—they;buddhi-mān—wise;manuṣhyeṣhu—amongst humans;saḥ—they;yuktaḥ—yogis;kṛitsna-karma-kṛit—performers all kinds of actions
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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He who finds non-action in action, and action in non-action, is an intelligent one among men and is said to be a performer or destroyer of all actions.
He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts.
He who sees non-action in action and also action in non-action is wise among men. He is fit for release and has carried out all actions.
He who finds inaction in action, and action in inaction, he is the wise one [Possessed of the knowledge of Brahman] among men; he is engaged in yoga and is a performer of all actions!
He who seeth inaction in action and action in inaction, he is wise among men; he is a Yogi and performer of all actions.
4.20 त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः। कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः
tyaktvā karma
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tyaktvā—having given up;karma-phala-āsaṅgam—attachment to the fruits of action;nitya—always;tṛiptaḥ—satisfied;nirāśhrayaḥ—without dependence;karmaṇi—in activities;abhipravṛittaḥ—engaged;api—despite;na—not;eva—certainly;kiñchit—anything;karoti—do;saḥ—that person
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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By abandoning attachment to the fruits of actions, remaining ever content and depending on nothing, that person, even though they are engaged in action, does not perform anything at all.
Having surrendered all claim to the results of his actions, always contented and independent, in reality he does nothing, even though he is apparently acting.
Having renounced attachment to the fruits of his actions, ever contented with the eternal self, and dependent on none, one does not act at all, even though engaged in action.
Having given up attachment to the results of action, he who is ever-contented, dependent on nothing, he really does not do anything even though engaged in action.
Having abandoned attachment to the fruit of the action, ever content, depending on nothing, he does not do anything though engaged in activity.
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ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 4: Wisdom in Action
jñānakarmasaṃnyāsayoga
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4.19 यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः। ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः
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Word meanings
yasya—whose;sarve—every;samārambhāḥ—undertakings;kāma—desire for material pleasures;saṅkalpa—resolve;varjitāḥ—devoid of;jñāna—divine knowledge;agni—in the fire;dagdha—burnt;karmāṇam—actions;tam—him;āhuḥ—address;paṇḍitam—a sage;budhāḥ—the wise
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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He whose every exertion is devoid of intention for desirable objects, and whose actions are burnt up by the fire of wisdom—the wise call such a person a man of learning.
The wise call him a sage, for whatever he undertakes is free from the motive of desire, and his deeds are purified by the fire of Wisdom.
He whose every undertaking is free from desire and delusive identification (of the body with the self), whose actions are burnt up in the fire of knowledge - him the wise describe as a sage.
The wise call him learned whose actions are all devoid of desires and their thoughts, [Kama-sankalpa is variously translated as 'desires and purposes', 'plans and desires for results', 'hankering for desires', etc. But Sankarcarya shows sankalpa as the cause of kama. -Tr.] and whose actions have been burnt away by the fire of wisdom.
He whose undertakings are all devoid of desires and (selfish) purposes, and whose actions have been burnt by the fire of knowledge,–him the wise call a sage.
