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Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga · Knowledge & Renunciation of Action

Bhagavad Gita 4.18

Sanskrit

कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः । स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् ॥4.18॥

Transliteration

karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśyedakarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ | sa buddhimānmanuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsnakarmakṛt ‖4.18‖

Meaning

One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is wise among humans; that one is a yogi, accomplisher of all action.

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Theme: Knowledge & Renunciation of Action

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