BG 4.14
I am not contaminated by action, since I do not desire the fruit of actions. One who understands this is freed from the bondage of action.
इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते
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na — never
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māṁ — me
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karmāṇi — activities
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limpanti — taint
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na — never
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me — my
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karma-phale — results of action
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karma — action
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phale — fruits
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spṛihā — desire
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iti — thus
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māṁ — me
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yo — who
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’bhijānāti — knows
abhijānāti—knows -
karmabhir — result of action
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na — never
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sa — they
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badhyate — is bound
The four divisions of society - priests and scholars, leaders and warriors, farmers and merchants, servants and laborers - were created by me, according to the natural distribution of qualities and instincts. Though I have authored this, I am not the creator, and remain unchanging. I am not contaminated by action, since I do not desire the fruit of actions. One who understands this is freed from the bondage of action. Be like the ancient sages, seekers of liberation who sought deliverance in the performance of their duties.
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