भगवद्गीता २.४७
Bhagavadgītā 2.47
karmaṇyevādhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācanamā karmaphalaheturbhūrmā te saṅgo'stvakarmaṇi
Transliteration IAST
karmaṇyevādhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācana | mā karmaphalaheturbhūrmā te saṅgo'stvakarmaṇi
Translations signed
Thy business is with the action only, never with its fruits; so let not the fruit of action be thy motive, nor be thou to inaction attached.
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- English Thy business is with the action only, never with its fruits; so let not the fruit of action be thy motive, nor be thou to inaction attached. Annie Besant
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bg.2.47- Agreement
- 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