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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 11

Liberation Through Surrender

न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः।यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते

na hi deha-bhṛitā śhakyaṁ tyaktuṁ karmāṇy aśheṣhataḥ yas tu karma-phala-tyāgī sa tyāgīty abhidhīyate

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.11 mean?

But since those still in the body cannot entirely avoid action, in their case, the abandonment of the fruit of action is considered as complete renunciation.

Word-by-word meaning

na—not · hi—indeed · deha-bhṛitā—for the embodied being · śhakyam—possible · tyaktum—to give up · karmāṇi—activities · aśheṣhataḥ—entirely · yaḥ—who · tu—but · karma-phala—fruits of actions · tyāgī—one who renounces all desires for enjoying the fruits of actions · saḥ—they · tyāgī—one who renounces all desires for enjoying the fruits of actions · iti—as · abhidhīyate—are said

dutydetachmentsouldeathpleasurerenunciationactiondesirebodykarma

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