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The Path of Action
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः। आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते
yas tvātma-ratir eva syād ātma-tṛiptaśh cha mānavaḥ ātmanyeva cha santuṣhṭas tasya kāryaṁ na vidyate
But the person who delights only in the Self, who is satisfied with the Self, and who is content in the Self alone — for him there is no duty to be done.
yaḥ—who · tu—but · ātma-ratiḥ—rejoice in the self · eva—certainly · syāt—is · ātma-tṛiptaḥ—self-satisfied · cha—and · mānavaḥ—human being · ātmani—in the self · eva—certainly · cha—and · santuṣhṭaḥ—satisfied · tasya—his · kāryam—duty · na—not · vidyate—exist
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