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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 2 · Sāṅkhya Yoga

Shloka 2.47

Lesson 94 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

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Self, steadiness, right action and foundational teachings. What changes when action is guided by clear understanding rather than fear of results?

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Shloka · Devanagari

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchanamā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi

Sandhi-vicheda

karmaṇi+eva+adhikāraḥ+te+mā+phaleṣhu+kadāchana+mā+karma-phala+hetuḥ+bhūḥ+mā+te+saṅgaḥ+astu+akarmaṇi

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Meaning of each word

karmaṇisource form

in prescribed duties

evasource form

only

adhikāraḥsource form

right

tesource form

your

māsource form

not

phaleṣhusource form

in the fruits

kadāchanasource form

at any time

māsource form

never

karma-phalasource form

results of the activities

hetuḥsource form

cause

bhūḥsource form

māsource form

not

tesource form

your

saṅgaḥsource form

attachment

astusource form

must be

akarmaṇisource form

in inaction

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।2.47।। कर्मण्येव अधिकारः न ज्ञाननिष्ठायां ते तव। तत्र च कर्म कुर्वतः मा फलेषु अधिकारः अस्तु कर्मफलतृष्णा मा भूत् कदाचन कस्याञ्चिदप्यवस्थायामित्यर्थः। यदा कर्मफले तृष्णा ते स्यात् तदा कर्मफलप्राप्तेः हेतुः स्याः एवं मा कर्मफलहेतुः भूः। यदा हि कर्मफलतृष्णाप्रयुक्तः कर्मणि प्रवर्तते तदा कर्मफलस्यैव जन्मनो हेतुर्भवेत्। यदि कर्मफलं नेष्यते किं कर्मणा दुःखरूपेण इति मा ते तव सङ्गः अस्तु अकर्मणि अकरणे प्रीतिर्मा भूत्।।यदि कर्मफलप्रयुक्तेन न कर्तव्यं कर्म कथं तर्हि कर्तव्यमिति उच्यते

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