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
Translations signed
Man winneth not freedom from action by abstaining from activity, nor by mere renunciation doth he rise to perfection.
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- 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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bg.3.4- 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