Bhagavad Gita 18.10
न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।
na dveṣhṭy akuśhalaṁ karma kuśhale nānuṣhajjate tyāgī sattva-samāviṣhṭo medhāvī chhinna-sanśhayaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| na | na | neither |
| dveṣhṭi | dveṣhṭi | hate |
| akuśhalam | akuśhalam | disagreeable |
| karma | karma | work |
| kuśhale | kuśhale | to an agreeable |
| na | na | nor |
| anuṣhajjate | anuṣhajjate | seek |
| tyāgī | tyāgī | one who renounces desires for enjoying the fruits of actions |
| sattva | sattva | in the mode of goodness |
| samāviṣhṭaḥ | samāviṣhṭaḥ | endowed with |
| medhāvī | medhāvī | intelligent |
| chhinna-sanśhayaḥ | chhinna-sanśhayaḥ | those who have no doubts |
The man of renunciation, pervaded by purity, intelligent, and with his doubts cut asunder, does not hate an unpleasant task nor is he attached to a pleasant one.
जो पुरुष अकुशल (अशुभ) कर्म से द्वेष नहीं करता और कुशल (शुभ) कर्म में आसक्त नहीं होता, वह सत्त्वगुण से सम्पन्न पुरुष संशयरहित, मेधावी (ज्ञानी) और त्यागी है।।