BG - 18.6

एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम्।।18.6।।

etāny api tu karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalāni cha kartavyānīti me pārtha niśhchitaṁ matam uttamam

• etāni - these
• api tu - must certainly be
• karmāṇi - activities
• saṅgam - attachment
• tyaktvā - giving up
• phalāni - rewards
• cha - and
• kartavyāni - should be done as duty
• iti - such
• me - my
• pārtha - Arjun, the son of Pritha
• niśhchitam - definite
• matam - opinion
• uttamam - supreme

Translation

But even these actions should be performed, leaving aside attachment and the desire for rewards, O Arjuna; this is my certain and most assured conviction.

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