Bhagavad Gita 3.17
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः। आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।
yas tvātma-ratir eva syād ātma-tṛiptaśh cha mānavaḥ ātmanyeva cha santuṣhṭas tasya kāryaṁ na vidyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yaḥ | yaḥ | who |
| tu | tu | but |
| ātma-ratiḥ | ātma-ratiḥ | rejoice in the self |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| syāt | syāt | is |
| ātma-tṛiptaḥ | ātma-tṛiptaḥ | self-satisfied |
| cha | cha | and |
| mānavaḥ | mānavaḥ | human being |
| ātmani | ātmani | in the self |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| cha | cha | and |
| santuṣhṭaḥ | santuṣhṭaḥ | satisfied |
| tasya | tasya | his |
| kāryam | kāryam | duty |
| na | na | not |
| vidyate | vidyate | exist |
But for that man who rejoices only in the Self, who is satisfied with the Self and is content in the Self alone, indeed there is nothing to do.
परन्तु जो मनुष्य आत्मा में ही रमने वाला आत्मा में ही तृप्त तथा आत्मा में ही सन्तुष्ट हो उसके लिये कोई कर्तव्य नहीं रहता।।