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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 3

Renunciation and Action

ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति। निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते

jñeyaḥ sa nitya-sannyāsī yo na dveṣhṭi na kāṅkṣhati nirdvandvo hi mahā-bāho sukhaṁ bandhāt pramuchyate

What does Bhagavad Gita 5.3 mean?

He is a true ascetic who never desires nor dislikes, who is unaffected by the opposites and is easily freed from bondage.

Word-by-word meaning

jñeyaḥ—should be considered · saḥ—that person · nitya—always · sanyāsī—practising renunciation · yaḥ—who · na—never · dveṣhṭi—hate · na—nor · kāṅkṣhati—desire · nirdvandvaḥ—free from all dualities · hi—certainly · mahā-bāho—mighty-armed one · sukham—easily · bandhāt—from bondage · pramuchyate—is liberated

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