Gita Verse 9.9

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 9, Verse 9

Sanskrit Verse

न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।

उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।

Transliteration

na cha māṁ tāni karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjaya

udāsīna-vad āsīnam asaktaṁ teṣhu karmasu

Word meanings

na—none; cha—as; mām—me; tāni—those; karmāṇi—actions; nibadhnanti—bind; dhanañjaya—Arjun, conqueror of wealth; udāsīna-vat—as neutral; āsīnam—situated; asaktam—detached; teṣhu—those; karmasu—actions

Swami Sivananda's translation

These acts do not bind Me, O Arjuna, sitting as one indifferent, unattached to those acts.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 9