Without hope, with the mind and Self controlled, having abandoned all possessions, doing mere bodily action, he incurs no sin.

nirāśīḥ = without desire for the result; yata = controlled; cittātmā = mind and intelligence; tyakta = giving up; sarva = all; parigrahaḥ = sense of proprietorship over possessions; śārīraṃ = in keeping body and soul together; kevalaṃ = only; karma = work; kurvān = doing; na = never; āpnoti = does acquire; kilbiśaṃ = sinful reactions.;