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भगवद्गीता ३.४

Bhagavadgītā 3.4

na karmaṇāmanārambhānnaiṣkarmyaṃ puruṣo'śnutena ca saṃnyasanādeva siddhiṃ samadhigacchati

Transliteration IAST

na karmaṇāmanārambhānnaiṣkarmyaṃ puruṣo'śnute | na ca saṃnyasanādeva siddhiṃ samadhigacchati

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Man winneth not freedom from action by abstaining from activity, nor by mere renunciation doth he rise to perfection.

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

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  1. English Man winneth not freedom from action by abstaining from activity, nor by mere renunciation doth he rise to perfection. Annie Besant

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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