Gita Verse 3.17

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 3, Verse 17

Sanskrit Verse

यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।

Transliteration

yas tvātma-ratir eva syād ātma-tṛiptaśh cha mānavaḥ

ātmanyeva cha santuṣhṭas tasya kāryaṁ na vidyate

Word meanings

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

Swami Sivananda's translation

But for that man who rejoices only in the Self, who is satisfied with the Self and is content in the Self alone, indeed there is nothing to do.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 3