Sanskrit · Devanagari
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्। अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
niyataṃ saṅgarahitamarāgadveṣataḥ kṛtam aphalaprepsunā karma yattatsāttvikamucyate
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882and 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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Śaṅkarācārya
।।18.23।। --,नियतं नित्यं सङ्गरहितम् आसक्तिवर्जितम् अरागद्वेषतःकृतं रागप्रयुक्तेन द्वेषप्रयुक्तेन च कृतं रागद्वेषतःकृतम्? तद्विपरीतम् अरागद्वेषतःकृतम्? अफलप्रेप्सुना फलं प्रेप्सतीति फलप्रेप्सुः फलतृष्णः तद्विपरीतेन अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्त्रा कृतं कर्म यत्? तत् सात्त्विकम् उच्यते।।
aef89df7e9d1…Rāmānuja
18.23 'Obligatory act' is that which is appropriate to one's own station and stage of life. Doing it 'without attachment' means devoid of attachment to agency etc., and 'without desire or aversion' means that it is not done through desire to win fame and aversion to win notoriety, i.e., is performed without ostentation - when obligatory works are performed in the above-mentioned way by one who is not after their fruits, they are said to be Sattvika.
017b9c6b6467…Swami Sivananda
18.23 नियतम् ordained? सङ्गरहितम् free from attachment? अरागद्वेषतः without love or hatred? कृतम् done? अफलप्रेप्सुना by one not desirous of the fruit? कर्म action? यत् which? तत् that? सात्त्विकम् Sattvic (pure)? ुच्यते is declared.Commentary Niyatam Ordained Obligatory. One is not excited to perform an obligatory action through love or hatred.This is a pure act. The performer of such pure action experiences great joy. He does his duty or any other work wholeheartedly not caring for the reward but offering it willingly at the feet of the Lord. He works in accordancw with the dictates of the scriptures. Now I will explain to thee? O Arjuna? the nature of action which is Rajasic or passionate. Do thou listen to Me with rapt attention.
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