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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 26

Liberation Through Surrender

मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते

mukta-saṅgo ‘nahaṁ-vādī dhṛity-utsāha-samanvitaḥ siddhy-asiddhyor nirvikāraḥ kartā sāttvika uchyate

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.26 mean?

The doer who is free from attachment, devoid of egoism, endowed with firmness and enthusiasm, and unaffected by success or failure, is said to be sattvic.

Word-by-word meaning

mukta-saṅgaḥ—free from worldly attachment · anaham-vādī—free from ego · dhṛiti—strong resolve · utsāha—zeal · samanvitaḥ—endowed with · siddhi-asiddhyoḥ—in success and failure · nirvikāraḥ—unaffected · kartā—worker · sāttvikaḥ—in the mode of goodness · uchyate—is said to be

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