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Bhagavad Gītā 5.11, word by word
BG 5.11
कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि। योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मशुद्धये
kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalair indriyair api yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṁ tyaktvātma-śhuddhaye
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In English
The sage performs his action dispassionately, using his body, mind, intellect, and even his senses, always as a means for purification.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Yogis, having abandoned attachment, perform actions only through the body, mind, intellect, and even the senses, for the purification of the self.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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