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Bhagavadgītā 18.7

niyatasya tu saṃnyāsaḥ karmaṇo nopapadyatemohāttasya parityāgastāmasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ

Transliteration IAST

niyatasya tu saṃnyāsaḥ karmaṇo nopapadyate | mohāttasya parityāgastāmasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ

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Verily renunciation of actions that are prescribed is not proper; the relinquishment thereof from delusion is said to be of darkness.

Annie BesantThe Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song (4th edition), 1922 · public domain

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  1. English Verily renunciation of actions that are prescribed is not proper; the relinquishment thereof from delusion is said to be of darkness. Annie Besant

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Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0