Chapter 4 · Verse 19 of 42
The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation of Action
ज्ञानकर्मसन्न्यासयोग
Meaning
Supreme God Krishna spoke
He whose endeavors are never launched by the will of desire-fulfillment, whose actions are seared in the purifying fire of knowledge {so as not to produce any good or bad fruits for the afterlife}—is called a man of true learning by the wise. (4:19)
Sanskrit
श्रीभगवान् उवाच
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः ।
ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणां तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः॥
Word-by-word
यस्य सर्वे सम-आरम्भाः काम-सङ्कल्प-वर्जिताः,
ज्ञान-अग्नि-दग्ध कर्माणाम्, तम् आहुः पण्डितम् बुधाः।