Chapter 5, Verse 12
युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम्। अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते।।5.12।।
yuktaḥ karmaphalaṃ tyaktvā śāntimāpnoti naiṣṭhikīm। ayuktaḥ kāmakāreṇa phale sakto nibadhyate।।5.12।।
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- युक्तः
- the disciplined/united (one), one who acts with steady wisdom
- कर्मफलम्
- the fruit of action
- त्यक्त्वा
- having abandoned/renounced
- शान्तिम्
- peace
- आप्नोति
- attains
- नैष्ठिकीम्
- steady, permanent, final (peace)
- अयुक्तः
- the undisciplined (one), one lacking steady wisdom
- कामकारेण
- through desire-driven action, by the impulse of desire
- फले
- in the fruit (of action)
- सक्तः
- attached
- निबध्यते
- is bound
Commentary
12. The steady-minded one, abandoning the fruit of action, attains the peace born of devotion. The unsteady one, attached to the fruit through the action of desire, is firmly bound.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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युक्तः
कर्मफलम्
त्यक्त्वा
शान्तिम्
आप्नोति
नैष्ठिकीम्
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फले
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