Bhagavad Gita 18.17
Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyasa Yoga (Liberation Through Renunciation) · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते ।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते ॥
yasya nāhaṃkṛto bhāvo buddhiryasya na lipyate |hatvāpi sa imām̐llokānna hanti na nibadhyate ||
Meaning of Gita 18.17 in English
One who is free from the ego's sense of 'I am doing this' and whose mind is not stained by selfish motives is not bound by action — even if, in duty, they slay in battle, they do not truly kill.
गीता 18.17 का हिंदी अर्थ
जिसमें 'मैं करता हूँ' का अहंकार नहीं है और जिसकी बुद्धि स्वार्थ से लिप्त नहीं होती, वह कर्म से नहीं बँधता — युद्ध में कर्तव्य निभाते हुए मारकर भी वह वास्तव में नहीं मारता और न बँधता है।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.