# Bhagavad Gita 18.23

**Canonical reference:** `gita.18.23`  
**Speaker:** Krishna  
**Corpus version:** gita-1.0.0-rc.1

## Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।
अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते ॥

## IAST

niyataṃ saṅgarahitamarāgadveṣataḥ kṛtam
aphalaprepsunā karma yattatsāttvikamucyate

## English — Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882

and insignificant. That action is called good which is prescribed which is devoid of attachment which is not done from (motives of) affection or aversion, (and which is done) by one not wishing for the fruit. That is described as passionate

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