Gita Verse 18.6

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 6

Sanskrit Verse

एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम्।।18.6।।

Transliteration

etāny api tu karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalāni cha

kartavyānīti me pārtha niśhchitaṁ matam uttamam

Word meanings

etāni—these; api tu—must certainly be; karmāṇi—activities; saṅgam—attachment; tyaktvā—giving up; phalāni—rewards; cha—and; kartavyāni—should be done as duty; iti—such; me—my; pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha; niśhchitam—definite; matam—opinion; uttamam—supreme

Swami Sivananda's translation

But even these actions should be performed, leaving aside attachment and the desire for rewards, O Arjuna; this is my certain and most assured conviction.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 18