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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

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
nananeither
dveṣhṭidveṣhṭihate
akuśhalamakuśhalamdisagreeable
karmakarmawork
kuśhalekuśhaleto an agreeable
nananor
anuṣhajjateanuṣhajjateseek
tyāgītyāgīone who renounces desires for enjoying the fruits of actions
sattvasattvain the mode of goodness
samāviṣhṭaḥsamāviṣhṭaḥendowed with
medhāvīmedhāvīintelligent
chhinna-sanśhayaḥchhinna-sanśhayaḥthose 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।।