भगवद्गीता ३.९
Bhagavadgītā 3.9
yajñārthātkarmaṇo'nyatra loko'yaṃ karmabandhanaḥtadarthaṃ karma kaunteya muktasaṅgaḥ samācara
Transliteration IAST
yajñārthātkarmaṇo'nyatra loko'yaṃ karmabandhanaḥ | tadarthaṃ karma kaunteya muktasaṅgaḥ samācara
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The world is bound by action, unless performed for the sake of sacrifice; for that sake, free from attachment, O son of Kuntî, perform thou action.
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- English The world is bound by action, unless performed for the sake of sacrifice; for that sake, free from attachment, O son of Kuntî, perform thou action. Annie Besant
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bg.3.9- 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