Bhagavad Gita 18.26
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।
mukta-saṅgo ‘nahaṁ-vādī dhṛity-utsāha-samanvitaḥ siddhy-asiddhyor nirvikāraḥ kartā sāttvika uchyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mukta-saṅgaḥ | mukta-saṅgaḥ | free from worldly attachment |
| anaham-vādī | anaham-vādī | free from ego |
| dhṛiti | dhṛiti | strong resolve |
| utsāha | utsāha | zeal |
| samanvitaḥ | samanvitaḥ | endowed with |
| siddhi-asiddhyoḥ | siddhi-asiddhyoḥ | in success and failure |
| nirvikāraḥ | nirvikāraḥ | unaffected |
| kartā | kartā | worker |
| sāttvikaḥ | sāttvikaḥ | in the mode of goodness |
| uchyate | uchyate | is said to be |
An agent who is free from attachment, non-egoistic, endowed with firmness and enthusiasm, and unaffected by success or failure, is considered to be of a Sattvic (pure) nature.
जो कर्ता संगरहित, अहंमन्यता से रहित, धैर्य और उत्साह से युक्त एवं कार्य की सिद्धि (सफलता) और असिद्धि (विफलता) में निर्विकार रहता है, वह कर्ता सात्त्विक कहा जाता है।।