Bhagavad Gita 18.8
दुःखमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्त्यजेत्।स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत्।।
duḥkham ity eva yat karma kāya-kleśha-bhayāt tyajet sa kṛitvā rājasaṁ tyāgaṁ naiva tyāga-phalaṁ labhet
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| duḥkham | duḥkham | troublesome |
| iti | iti | as |
| eva | eva | indeed |
| yat | yat | which |
| karma | karma | duties |
| kāya | kāya | bodily |
| kleśha | kleśha | discomfort |
| bhayāt | bhayāt | out of fear |
| tyajet | tyajet | giving up |
| saḥ | saḥ | they |
| kṛitvā | kṛitvā | having done |
| rājasam | rājasam | in the mode of passion |
| tyāgam | tyāgam | renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions |
| na | na | never |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| tyāga | tyāga | renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions |
| phalam | phalam | result |
| labhet | labhet | attain |
He who abandons action out of fear of bodily trouble (because it is painful), does not obtain the merit of renunciation by performing such Rajasic renunciation.
जो मनुष्य, कर्म को दु:ख समझकर शारीरिक कष्ट के भय से त्याग देता है, वह पुरुष उस राजसिक त्याग को करके कदापि त्याग के फल को प्राप्त नहीं होता है।।