Sanskrit · Devanagari
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन। न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्चिदर्थव्यपाश्रयः ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
naiva tasya kṛtenārtho nākṛteneha kaścana na cāsya sarvabhūteṣu kaścidarthavyapāśrayaḥ
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882He has no interest at all in what is done, and none whatever in what is not done, in this world nor is any interest of his dependent on any being.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।3.18।। नैव तस्य परमात्मरतेः कृतेन कर्मणा अर्थः प्रयोजनमस्ति। अस्तु तर्हि अकृतेन अकरणेन प्रत्यवायाख्यः अनर्थः न अकृतेन इह लोके कश्चन कश्चिदपि प्रत्यवायप्राप्तिरूपः आत्महानिलक्षणो वा नैव अस्ति। न च अस्य सर्वभूतेषु ब्रह्मादिस्थावरान्तेषु भूतेषु कश्चित् अर्थव्यपाश्रयः प्रयोजननिमित्तक्रियासाध्यः व्यपाश्रयः व्यपाश्रयणम् आलम्बनं कञ्चित् भूतविशेषमाश्रित्य न साध्यः कश्चिदर्थः अस्ति येन तदर्था क्रिया अनुष्ठेया स्यात्। न त्वम् एतस्मिन् सर्वतःसंप्लुतोदकस्थानीये सम्यग्दर्शने वर्तसे।।यतः एवम्
4d2dcbcb26dc…Rāmānuja
3.18 Thus, for such a one there is no purpose, i.e., nothing to be gained from work done as a means for the vision of the self, nor is he subject to any evil or calamity from work left undone, because his vision of the self does not rest on any external means. To such a person who has turned by himself away from non-intelligent matter which is different from the self, there is nothing acceptable as a purpose to be gained from the constituents of Prakrti and their products; only if there were such a purpose, there would be the need for the means of retreat therefrom. For, the adoption of the means is only for effecting such a retreat. But he is verily liberated. Non-pursuit of the means for vision of the self is only for that person whose vision of the self no longer depends on any means. But Karma Yoga is better in gaining the vision of the self for one who is in pursuit of the means for that vision, because it is easy to perfom, because it is secure from possible error, because the contemplation of the true nature of the self is included in it, and because even for a Jnana Yogin the performance of minimum activity is necessary. For these reasons, Karma Yoga is better as a means for the vision of the Atman.
42c1699cbaaa…Swami Sivananda
3.18 न not? एव even? तस्य of hi? कृतेन by action? अर्थः concern? न not? अकृतेन by actions not done? इह here? कश्चन् any? न not? च and? अस्य of this man? सर्वभूतेषु in all beings? कश्चित् any? अर्थव्यपाश्रयः depending for any object.Commentary The sage who is thus rejoicing in the Self does not gain anything by doing any action. For him really no purpose is served by an action. No evil (Pratyavaya Dosha) can touch him from inaction. He does not lose anything from inaction. He need not depend upon anybody to gain a particular object. He need not exert himself to get the favour of anybody.
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