Original Sanskrit

श्रीभगवानुवाच । अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः । स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः ॥ ६-१॥

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca anāśritaḥ karmaphalaṃ kāryaṃ karma karoti yaḥ sa saṃnyāsī ca yogī ca na niragnirna cākriyaḥ 6-1

English Translation

The Blessed Lord said: He who performs his bounden duty without depending on the fruits-of-actions — he is a SAMNYASIN and a YOGIN ; not he who (has renounced) is without fire and without action.

Word-by-Word Meaning

śrībhagavānuvāca = the Lord said; anāśritaḥ = without taking shelter; karmaphalaṃ = of the result of work; kāryaṃ = obligatory; karma = work; karoti = performs; yaḥ = one who; saḥ = he; saṃnyāsī = in the renounced order; ca = also; yogī = mystic; ca = also; na = not; niḥ = without; agniḥ = fire; na = nor; ca = also; akriyāḥ = without duty.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Self-Control

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