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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 41

Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action

योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसंछिन्नसंशयम्। आत्मवन्तं न कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय

yoga-sannyasta-karmāṇaṁ jñāna-sañchhinna-sanśhayam ātmavantaṁ na karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjaya

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.41 mean?

But the one who has renounced their actions for meditation, who has cleaved their doubts in two by the sword of wisdom, and who remains always enthroned in their Self, is not bound by their actions.

Word-by-word meaning

yoga-sannyasta-karmāṇam—those who renounce ritualistic karm, dedicating their body, mind, and soul to God · jñāna—by knowledge · sañchhinna—dispelled · sanśhayam—doubts · ātma-vantam—situated in knowledge of the self · na—not · karmāṇi—actions · nibadhnanti—bind · dhanañjaya—Arjun, the conqueror of wealth

dutydetachmentsouldeathconfusionwisdommeditationrenunciationmindgodactionbodysacrifice

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