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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 5 · Karma Sannyāsa Yoga

Shloka 5.12
Lesson 216 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

Renunciation in action and inner freedom. What does it mean to renounce possessiveness while continuing to act?

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Shloka · Devanagari

युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम्।अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते॥

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

yuktaḥ karma-phalaṁ tyaktvā śhāntim āpnoti naiṣhṭhikīmayuktaḥ kāma-kāreṇa phale sakto nibadhyate

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Sandhi-vicheda

yuktaḥ+karma-phalam+tyaktvā+śhāntim+āpnoti+naiṣhṭhikīm+ayuktaḥ+kāma-kāreṇa+phale+saktaḥ+nibadhyate

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Meaning of each word

yuktaḥsource form
one who is united in consciousness with God
karma-phalamsource form
the results of all activities
tyaktvāsource form
giving up
śhāntimsource form
peace
āpnotisource form
attains
naiṣhṭhikīmsource form
everlasting
ayuktaḥsource form
one who is not united with God in consciousness
kāma-kāreṇasource form
impelled by desires
phalesource form
in the result
saktaḥsource form
attached
nibadhyatesource form
becomes entangled
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Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।5.12।। युक्तः ईश्वराय कर्माणि करोमि न मम फलाय इत्येवं समाहितः सन् कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा परित्यज्य शान्तिं मोक्षाख्याम् आप्नोति नैष्ठिकीं निष्ठायां भवां सत्त्वशुद्धिज्ञानप्राप्तिसर्वकर्मसंन्यासज्ञाननिष्ठाक्रमेणेति वाक्यशेषः। यस्तु पुनः अयुक्तः असमाहितः कामकारेण करणं कारः कामस्य कारः कामकारः तेन कामकारेण कामप्रेरिततयेत्यर्थः मम फलाय इदं करोमि कर्म इत्येवं फले सक्तः निबध्यते। अतः त्वं युक्तो भव इत्यर्थः।।यस्तु परमार्थदर्शी सः

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 5.12
Course position216 / 701
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