Bhagavad Gita 18.11
न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः।यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते।।
na hi deha-bhṛitā śhakyaṁ tyaktuṁ karmāṇy aśheṣhataḥ yas tu karma-phala-tyāgī sa tyāgīty abhidhīyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| na | na | not |
| hi | hi | indeed |
| deha-bhṛitā | deha-bhṛitā | for the embodied being |
| śhakyam | śhakyam | possible |
| tyaktum | tyaktum | to give up |
| karmāṇi | karmāṇi | activities |
| aśheṣhataḥ | aśheṣhataḥ | entirely |
| yaḥ | yaḥ | who |
| tu | tu | but |
| karma-phala | karma-phala | fruits of actions |
| tyāgī | tyāgī | one who renounces all desires for enjoying the fruits of actions |
| saḥ | saḥ | they |
| tyāgī | tyāgī | one who renounces all desires for enjoying the fruits of actions |
| iti | iti | as |
| abhidhīyate | abhidhīyate | are said |
Indeed, it is not possible for an embodied being to completely abandon actions; however, he who relinquishes the rewards of actions is truly called a man of renunciation.
क्योंकि देहधारी पुरुष के द्वारा अशेष कर्मों का त्याग संभव नहीं है, इसलिए जो कर्मफल त्यागी है, वही पुरुष त्यागी कहा जाता है।।