Chapter 4 · Knowledge and Renunciation of Action
Verse 18
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 4, Verse 18
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः। स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
Transliteration (IAST)
karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśhyed akarmaṇi cha karma yaḥ sa buddhimān manuṣhyeṣhu sa yuktaḥ kṛitsna-karma-kṛit
Translation
He who sees inaction in action and also action in inaction is wise among men. He is fit for release and has accomplished all actions.— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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