Bhagavad Gita 4.20
त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः। कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः।।
tyaktvā karma-phalāsaṅgaṁ nitya-tṛipto nirāśhrayaḥ karmaṇyabhipravṛitto ’pi naiva kiñchit karoti saḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tyaktvā | tyaktvā | having given up |
| karma-phala-āsaṅgam | karma-phala-āsaṅgam | attachment to the fruits of action |
| nitya | nitya | always |
| tṛiptaḥ | tṛiptaḥ | satisfied |
| nirāśhrayaḥ | nirāśhrayaḥ | without dependence |
| karmaṇi | karmaṇi | in activities |
| abhipravṛittaḥ | abhipravṛittaḥ | engaged |
| api | api | despite |
| na | na | not |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| kiñchit | kiñchit | anything |
| karoti | karoti | do |
| saḥ | saḥ | that person |
Having abandoned attachment to the fruits of the action, ever content, depending on nothing, he does not do anything even while being engaged in activity.
जो पुरुष, कर्मफलासक्ति को त्यागकर, नित्यतृप्त और सब आश्रयों से रहित है वह कर्म में प्रवृत्त होते हुए भी (वास्तव में) कुछ भी नहीं करता है।।