BG 18.3

Some sages say that all action is evil and should be abandoned, while others say that acts of sacrifice, charity, and penance should not be given up.

त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे

tyājyaṁ — should be given up
doṣha-vad — as evil
- doṣha
- vad
ity — thus
eke — some
karma — acts
prāhur — declare
manīṣhiṇaḥ — the learned
yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma — acts of sacrifice, charity, and penance
- yajña — sacrifice
- dāna — generosity, charity
- tapaḥ — penance
- karma — actions
na — never
tyājyam — should be abandoned
iti — thus
chāpare — and others

Krishna replied: The sages know that renunciation is forgoing any action that springs from desire, while relinquishing is the forgoing of its fruit.

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Some sages say that all action is evil and should be abandoned, while others say that acts of sacrifice, charity, and penance should not be given up.

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