Bhagavad Gita 18.8
Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyasa Yoga (Liberation Through Renunciation) · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
दुःखमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्त्यजेत् ।स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत् ॥
duḥkhamityeva yatkarma kāyakleśabhayāttyajet |sa kṛtvā rājasaṃ tyāgaṃ naiva tyāgaphalaṃ labhet ||
Meaning of Gita 18.8 in English
If someone drops a duty just because it feels painful or because they fear physical strain, that is rajasic renunciation, and it does not bring the real benefit of letting go.
गीता 18.8 का हिंदी अर्थ
जो व्यक्ति किसी कर्तव्य को केवल इसलिए छोड़ देता है कि वह कष्टदायक है या शरीर को तकलीफ़ होगी, उसका त्याग राजसिक है। ऐसे त्याग से त्याग का सच्चा फल नहीं मिलता।
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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.