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Bhagavad Gītā 3.4, word by word
BG 3.4
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते। न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति
na karmaṇām anārambhān naiṣhkarmyaṁ puruṣho ’śhnute na cha sannyasanād eva siddhiṁ samadhigachchhati
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In English
No one can attain freedom from action by abstaining from action, nor can they reach perfection by simply not acting.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Man does not reach actionlessness by not performing actions; nor does he attain perfection by mere renunciation.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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