भगवद्गीता १८.८
Bhagavadgītā 18.8
duḥkhamityeva yatkarma kāyakleśabhayāttyajetsa kṛtvā rājasaṃ tyāgaṃ naiva tyāgaphalaṃ labhet
Transliteration IAST
duḥkhamityeva yatkarma kāyakleśabhayāttyajet | sa kṛtvā rājasaṃ tyāgaṃ naiva tyāgaphalaṃ labhet
Translations signed
He who relinquisheth an action from fear of physical suffering, saying "Painful," thus performing a passionate relinquishment, obtaineth not the fruit of relinquishment.
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- English He who relinquisheth an action from fear of physical suffering, saying "Painful," thus performing a passionate relinquishment, obtaineth not the fruit of relinquishment. Annie Besant
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- Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
- text.deva
- भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
- text.iast
- भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0