BG 18.10
A wise person of true renunciation does not avoid disagreeable work, nor seek out agreeable work.
त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः
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na — nor
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dveṣhṭy — hate
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akuśhalaṁ — disagreeable
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karma — work
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kuśhale — to an agreeable
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nānuṣhajjate — do not seek
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na — not
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anuṣhajjate — seek
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tyāgī — one who renounces desires for the fruits of actions
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sattva-samāviṣhṭo — endowed with purity
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sattva — quality of purity
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samāviṣhṭo — endowed with
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medhāvī — intelligent
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chhinna-sanśhayaḥ — those who have no doubts
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chhinna
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sanśhayaḥ
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There are three kinds of abandonment, Arjuna. One should perform acts of sacrifice, charity, and penance for the sake of purifying the soul. But these actions should be performed with detachment and without thought of reward. It is ignorant to renounce one's prescribed responsibilities. One does not gain the fruit of renunciation by renouncing painful actions out of the fear of the body's suffering. Pure renunciation is performing one's prescribed duties without any personal desire to act or the motivation of any reward. A wise person of true renunciation does not avoid disagreeable work, nor seek out agreeable work. Having a body makes it is impossible to completely give up action. The truly renounced are those who relinquish the fruit of their actions. For those who cannot renounce all desire, there are three fruits of action - pleasant, unpleasant, or some combination of the two. For those who renounce the fruit of their actions, there are no such results in life or after death.
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