Chapter 2 · The Way of Knowledge
Verse 47
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 2, Verse 47
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन। मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि।।2.47।।
Transliteration (IAST)
karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi
Translation
You have the right to work alone, but not to the fruits of it. Do not be driven by the results of your work, nor have attachment to inaction.— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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