BG - 3.4

न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते। न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।3.4।।

na karmaṇām anārambhān naiṣhkarmyaṁ puruṣho ’śhnute na cha sannyasanād eva siddhiṁ samadhigachchhati

• na - not
• karmaṇām - of actions
• anārambhāt - by abstaining from
• naiṣhkarmyam - freedom from karmic reactions
• puruṣhaḥ - a person
• aśhnute - attains
• na - not
• cha - and
• sannyasanāt - by renunciation
• eva - only
• siddhim - perfection
• samadhigachchhati - attains

Translation

Man does not reach actionlessness by not performing actions; nor does he attain perfection by mere renunciation.

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