Bhagavad Gita 2.47 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Do your best. Don’t worry about what you get back.” — the most famous line of the Gita.
What it means
“You have a right to your actions, but never to the results. Don't make the reward your motive — and don't let that make you give up acting.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Karmanye Vadhikaraste”
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन । मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥
karmaṇyevādhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācana mā karmaphalaheturbhūrmā te saṅgo.astvakarmaṇi
Translations
Literal translation
Your right is for action alone, never for the results. Do not become the agent of the results of action. May you not have any inclination for inaction.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
कर्म करने मात्र में तुम्हारा अधिकार है? फल में कभी नहीं। तुम कर्मफल के हेतु वाले मत होना और अकर्म में भी तुम्हारी आसक्ति न हो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 2.48“Do your work steadily, letting go of attachment, staying even in success and failure. That evenness of mind is what yoga means.”