duḥkham ity eva yat karma kāya-kleśha-bhayāt tyajet
sa kṛitvā rājasaṁ tyāgaṁ naiva tyāga-phalaṁ labhet
duḥkham - troublesome
iti - as
eva - indeed
yat - which
karma - duties
kāya - bodily
kleśha - discomfort
bhayāt - out of fear
tyajet - giving up
saḥ - they
kṛitvā - having done
rājasam - in the mode of passion
tyāgam - renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions
na - never
eva - certainly
tyāga - renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions
phalam - result
labhet - attain
Translation
He who abandons action out of fear of bodily trouble (because it is painful), does not obtain the merit of renunciation by performing such Rajasic renunciation.
