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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 10

Liberation Through Surrender

न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः

na dveṣhṭy akuśhalaṁ karma kuśhale nānuṣhajjate tyāgī sattva-samāviṣhṭo medhāvī chhinna-sanśhayaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.10 mean?

The one who renounces, who is imbued with goodness, who is wise and whose doubts are cut away, neither hates disagreeable work nor clings to agreeable work.

Word-by-word meaning

na—neither · dveṣhṭi—hate · akuśhalam—disagreeable · karma—work · kuśhale—to an agreeable · na—nor · anuṣhajjate—seek · tyāgī—one who renounces desires for enjoying the fruits of actions · sattva—in the mode of goodness · samāviṣhṭaḥ—endowed with · medhāvī—intelligent · chhinna-sanśhayaḥ—those who have no doubts

dutydetachmentsoulangerconfusionsufferingpleasurerenunciationactiondesirekarmanature

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