BG - 2.47

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन। मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि।।2.47।।

karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi

• karmaṇi - in prescribed duties
• eva - only
• adhikāraḥ - right
• te - your
• mā - not
• phaleṣhu - in the fruits
• kadāchana - at any time
• mā - never
• karma-phala - results of the activities
• hetuḥ - cause
• bhūḥ - be
• mā - not
• te - your
• saṅgaḥ - attachment
• astu - must be
• akarmaṇi - in inaction

Translation

Your right is only to work, but not to its results; do not let the results of action be your motive, nor let your attachment be to inaction.

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