Chapter 2 Verse 47 of 72

• karmaṇy evādhikāras te
• mā phaleṣu kadācana
• mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr
• mā te sańgo 'stv akarmaṇi

Translation

You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty.

Synonyms

• karmaṇi

  in prescribed duties

• eva

  certainly

• adhikāraḥ

  right

• te

  of you

• mā

  never

• phaleṣu

  in the fruits

• kadācana

  at any time

• mā

  never

• phala

  in the result of the work

• hetuḥ

  cause

• bhūḥ

  become

• mā

  never

• te

  of you

• sa

  sań

• aḥ

  attachment

• astu

  there should be

• akarmaṇi

  in not doing prescribed duties.

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