Original Sanskrit

असक्तबुद्धिः सर्वत्र जितात्मा विगतस्पृहः । नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिं परमां संन्यासेनाधिगच्छति ॥ १८-४९॥

Transliteration

asaktabuddhiḥ sarvatra jitātmā vigataspṛhaḥ naiṣkarmyasiddhiṃ paramāṃ saṃnyāsenādhigacchati 18-49

English Translation

He whose intellect is unattached everywhere, who has subdued his self, from whom desire has fled, he, through renunciation, attains the Supreme State of Freedom-from-action.

Word-by-Word Meaning

asaktabuddhiḥ = having unattached intelligence; sarvatra = everywhere; jitātmā = having control of the mind; vigataspṛhaḥ = without material desires; naiṣkarmyasiddhiṃ = the perfection of nonreaction; paramāṃ = supreme; saṃnyāsena = by the renounced order of life; adhigacchati = one attains.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation

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