Bhagavad Gita 3.4
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते। न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।
na karmaṇām anārambhān naiṣhkarmyaṁ puruṣho ’śhnute na cha sannyasanād eva siddhiṁ samadhigachchhati
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| na | na | not |
| karmaṇām | karmaṇām | of actions |
| anārambhāt | anārambhāt | by abstaining from |
| naiṣhkarmyam | naiṣhkarmyam | freedom from karmic reactions |
| puruṣhaḥ | puruṣhaḥ | a person |
| aśhnute | aśhnute | attains |
| na | na | not |
| cha | cha | and |
| sannyasanāt | sannyasanāt | by renunciation |
| eva | eva | only |
| siddhim | siddhim | perfection |
| samadhigachchhati | samadhigachchhati | attains |
Man does not reach actionlessness by not performing actions; nor does he attain perfection by mere renunciation.
कर्मों के न करने से मनुष्य नैर्ष्कम्य को प्राप्त नहीं होता और न कर्मों के संन्यास से ही वह सिद्धि (पूर्णत्व) प्राप्त करता है।।
Topics: Karma