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Bhagavadgītā 2.49

dūreṇa hyavaraṃ karma buddhiyogāddhanaṃjayabuddhau śaraṇamanviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetavaḥ

Transliteration IAST

dūreṇa hyavaraṃ karma buddhiyogāddhanaṃjaya | buddhau śaraṇamanviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetavaḥ

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Far lower than the Yoga of Discrimination is action, O Dhananjaya. Take thou refuge in the Pure Reason; pitiable are they who work for fruit.

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

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  1. English Far lower than the Yoga of Discrimination is action, O Dhananjaya. Take thou refuge in the Pure Reason; pitiable are they who work for fruit. 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