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Bhagavad Gita 2.51

Chapter 2, verse 51

Meaning

The wise, steady in this understanding, let go of the fruit that action brings. Freed from the chain of rebirth, they reach a state no suffering can touch.

The Sanskrit

कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः ।
जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम् ॥ ५१ ॥

karmajaṃ buddhiyuktā hi phalaṃ tyaktvā manīṣiṇaḥ
janmabandhavinirmuktāḥ padaṃ gacchanty anāmayam

Say it

kur-muh-jum bud-dhi-yook-taa hi phuh-lum tyuk-tvaa muh-nee-shi-nuh-hu
jun-muh-bun-dhuh-vi-nir-mook-taah puh-dum guch-chun-tyuh-naa-muh-yum

Word by word

karma-jam phalam
the fruit born of action
buddhi-yuktāḥ manīṣiṇaḥ
the wise, joined to understanding
tyaktvā
having let go of
janma-bandha-vinirmuktāḥ
freed from the bondage of rebirth
padam gacchanti anāmayam
reach the state beyond all suffering
Read it in context: verses 2.49–52Yoga is skill in actionWith the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: The skill is in the doing

Another translation and audio recitation: verse 2.51 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.