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The Path of Action
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते। न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति
na karmaṇām anārambhān naiṣhkarmyaṁ puruṣho ’śhnute na cha sannyasanād eva siddhiṁ samadhigachchhati
Not by abstaining from actions does a person attain freedom from action, nor by renunciation alone does he achieve perfection.
na—not · karmaṇām—of actions · anārambhāt—by abstaining from · naiṣhkarmyam—freedom from karmic reactions · puruṣhaḥ—a person · aśhnute—attains · na—not · cha—and · sannyasanāt—by renunciation · eva—only · siddhim—perfection · samadhigachchhati—attains
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