4.20 त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः। कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः
tyaktvā karma
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.
4.22 यदृच्छालाभसन्तुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सरः। समः सिद्धावसिद्धौ च कृत्वापि न निबध्यते
yadṛcchā
Word meanings
yadṛichchhā—which comes of its own accord;lābha—gain;santuṣhṭaḥ—contented;dvandva—duality;atītaḥ—surpassed;vimatsaraḥ—free from envy;samaḥ—equipoised;siddhau—in success;asiddhau—failure;cha—and;kṛitvā—performing;api—even;na—never;nibadhyate—is bound
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Remaining content with the gain brought by chance, transcending the dualities (pairs of opposites), entertaining no jealousy, and remaining equal in success and in failure, he does not get bound, even when he acts.
Content with what comes to him without effort of his own, mounting above the pairs of opposites, free from envy, his mind balanced both in success and failure; though he acts, yet the consequences do not bind him.
Content with what chance may bring, rising above the pairs of opposites, free from ill-will, even-minded in success and failure, though he acts, he is not bound.
Remaining satisfied with what comes unasked for, having transcended the dualities, being free from spite, and equipoised under success and failure, he is not bound even by performing actions.
Content with what comes to him without effort, free from the pairs of opposites and envy, even-minded in success and failure, though acting, he is not bound.
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ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 4: Wisdom in Action
jñānakarmasaṃnyāsayoga
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4.21 निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः। शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्
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Word meanings
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.
