4.19 यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः। ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः
yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāma
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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.
4.21 निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः। शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्
nirāśīr
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nirāśhīḥ—free from expectations;yata—controlled;chitta-ātmā—mind and intellect;tyakta—having abandoned;sarva—all;parigrahaḥ—the sense of ownership;śhārīram—bodily;kevalam—only;karma—actions;kurvan—performing;na—never;āpnoti—incurs;kilbiṣham—sin
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Having rid of cravings, controlling the mind and body, abandoning all sense of possession, and performing actions with the body alone, one does not incur any sin.
Expecting nothing, his mind and personality controlled, without greed, doing bodily actions only; though he acts, yet he remains untainted.
Free from desire, his intellect and mind controlled, giving up all possessions, and doing bodily work only, he is not subject to evil:
One who is without solicitation, who has the mind and organs under control, (and) is totally without possessions, he incurs no sin by performing actions merely for the (maintenance of the) body.
Without hope and with the mind and the self controlled, having abandoned all greed, doing mere bodily action, he incurs no sin.
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ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 4: Wisdom in Action
jñānakarmasaṃnyāsayoga
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4.20 त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः। कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः
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Word meanings
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.
