Bhagavad Gita 3.25
सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत। कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्िचकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्।।
saktāḥ karmaṇyavidvānso yathā kurvanti bhārata kuryād vidvāns tathāsaktaśh chikīrṣhur loka-saṅgraham
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| saktāḥ | saktāḥ | attached |
| karmaṇi | karmaṇi | duties |
| avidvānsaḥ | avidvānsaḥ | the ignorant |
| yathā | yathā | as much as |
| kurvanti | kurvanti | act |
| bhārata | bhārata | scion of Bharat (Arjun) |
| kuryāt | kuryāt | should do |
| vidvān | vidvān | the wise |
| tathā | tathā | thus |
| asaktaḥ | asaktaḥ | unattached |
| chikīrṣhuḥ | chikīrṣhuḥ | wishing |
| loka-saṅgraham | loka-saṅgraham | welfare of the world |
As the ignorant act out of attachment to action, O Bharata, so should the wise act without attachment, wishing for the welfare of the world.
हे भारत ! कर्म में आसक्त हुए अज्ञानीजन जैसे कर्म करते हैं वैसे ही विद्वान् पुरुष अनासक्त होकर, लोकसंग्रह (लोक कल्याण) की इच्छा से कर्म करे।।