Chapter 4 Verse 14 of 43

• na māḿ karmāṇi limpanti
• na me karma-phale spṛhā
• iti māḿ yo 'bhijānāti
• karmabhir na sa badhyate

Translation

There is no work that affects Me; nor do I aspire for the fruits of action. One who understands this truth about Me also does not become entangled in the fruitive reactions of work.

Synonyms

• na

  never

• mām

  Me

• karmāṇi

  all kinds of work

• limpanti

  do affect

• na

  nor

• me

  My

• phale

  in fruitive action

• spṛhā

  aspiration

• iti

  thus

• mām

  Me

• yaḥ

  one who

• abhijānāti

  does know

• karmabhiḥ

  by the reaction of such work

• na

  never

• saḥ

  he

• badhyate

  becomes entangled.

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