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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 18

Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action

कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः। स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्

karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśhyed akarmaṇi cha karma yaḥ sa buddhimān manuṣhyeṣhu sa yuktaḥ kṛitsna-karma-kṛit

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.18 mean?

He who sees inaction in action and action in inaction — he is the wise one among men; he is a yogi and the performer of all actions.

Word-by-word meaning

karmaṇi—action · akarma—in inaction · yaḥ—who · paśhyet—see · akarmaṇi—inaction · cha—also · karma—action · yaḥ—who · saḥ—they · buddhi-mān—wise · manuṣhyeṣhu—amongst humans · saḥ—they · yuktaḥ—yogis · kṛitsna-karma-kṛit—performers all kinds of actions

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