Bhagavad Gita 3.4
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते। न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।3.4।।
na karmaṇāmanārambhānnaiṣkarmyaṃ puruṣo'śnute. na ca saṃnyasanādeva siddhiṃ samadhigacchati.।3.4।।
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- न
- not
- कर्मणाम्
- of actions
- अनारम्भात्
- from non-commencement / by not undertaking
- नैष्कर्म्यम्
- the state of freedom from action (actionlessness)
- पुरुषः
- a man / person
- अश्नुते
- attains / enjoys
- न
- not
- च
- and
- संन्यसनात्
- from renunciation (mere abandonment of action)
- एव
- alone / merely
- सिद्धिम्
- perfection / success
- समधिगच्छति
- reaches / attains fully
Commentary
4. Not by abstaining from action does man win actionlessftess, nor by mere renunciation does be attain perfection.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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न
कर्मणाम्
अनारम्भात्
नैष्कर्म्यम्
पुरुषः
अश्नुते
न
च
संन्यसनात्
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