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Bhagavad Gītā 2.47, word by word
BG 2.47
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन। मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि
karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi
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In English
But you have only the right to work, but none to the fruit of it. Let not the fruit of your action be your motive; nor be you enamored of inaction.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Your right is only to work, but not to its results; do not let the results of action be your motive, nor let your attachment be to inaction.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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