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Bhagavad Gita 12.16

अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।

anapekṣhaḥ śhuchir dakṣha udāsīno gata-vyathaḥ sarvārambha-parityāgī yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
anapekṣhaḥanapekṣhaḥindifferent to worldly gain
śhuchiḥśhuchiḥpure
dakṣhaḥdakṣhaḥskillful
udāsīnaḥudāsīnaḥwithout cares
gata-vyathaḥgata-vyathaḥuntroubled
sarva-ārambhasarva-ārambhaof all undertakings
parityāgīparityāgīrenouncer
saḥsaḥwho
mat-bhaktaḥmat-bhaktaḥmy devotee
saḥsaḥhe
memeto ne
priyaḥpriyaḥvery dear

He who is free from wants, pure, expert, unconcerned, and free from pain, renouncing all undertakings and commencements, he who is devoted to Me is dear to Me.

जो अपेक्षारहित, शुद्ध, दक्ष, उदासीन, व्यथारहित और सर्वकर्मों का संन्यास करने वाला मेरा भक्त है, वह मुझे प्रिय है।।