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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 25

The Path of Action

सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत। कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्िचकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्

saktāḥ karmaṇyavidvānso yathā kurvanti bhārata kuryād vidvāns tathāsaktaśh chikīrṣhur loka-saṅgraham

What does Bhagavad Gita 3.25 mean?

As the ignorant act, out of their fondness for action, so should the wise act without attachment, fixing their eyes, O Arjuna, only on the welfare of the world.

Word-by-word meaning

saktāḥ—attached · karmaṇi—duties · avidvānsaḥ—the ignorant · yathā—as much as · kurvanti—act · bhārata—scion of Bharat (Arjun) · kuryāt—should do · vidvān—the wise · tathā—thus · asaktaḥ—unattached · chikīrṣhuḥ—wishing · loka-saṅgraham—welfare of the world

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