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Bhagavad Gita 4.18

Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga (Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action) · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग

कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः ।स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् ॥

karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśyedakarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ |sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsnakarmakṛt ||

Meaning of Gita 4.18 in English

Someone who sees inaction within action and action within inaction is truly wise. Such a person is steady in yoga even while doing everything.

गीता 4.18 का हिंदी अर्थ

जो कर्म में अकर्म और अकर्म में कर्म देखता है, वही मनुष्यों में बुद्धिमान है। वह सब कर्म करते हुए भी योग में स्थित रहता है।

wisdominner stillnesswork and spirituality

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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.