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Bhagavad Gita 4.41

योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसंछिन्नसंशयम्। आत्मवन्तं न कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।।

yoga-sannyasta-karmāṇaṁ jñāna-sañchhinna-sanśhayam ātmavantaṁ na karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjaya

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
yoga-sannyasta-karmāṇamyoga-sannyasta-karmāṇamthose who renounce ritualistic karm, dedicating their body, mind, and soul to God
jñānajñānaby knowledge
sañchhinnasañchhinnadispelled
sanśhayamsanśhayamdoubts
ātma-vantamātma-vantamsituated in knowledge of the self
nananot
karmāṇikarmāṇiactions
nibadhnantinibadhnantibind
dhanañjayadhanañjayaArjun, the conqueror of wealth

He who has renounced actions through Yoga, whose doubts have been dispelled by knowledge, and who is self-possessed—such a one is not bound by actions, O Arjuna.

जिसने योगद्वारा कर्मों का संन्यास किया है,  ज्ञानद्वारा जिसके संशय नष्ट हो गये हैं,  ऐसे आत्मवान् पुरुष को,  हे धनंजय ! कर्म नहीं बांधते हैं।।