BG - 3.9

यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः। तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।

yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya mukta-saṅgaḥ samāchara

• yajña-arthāt - for the sake of sacrifice
• karmaṇaḥ - than action
• anyatra - else
• lokaḥ - material world
• ayam - this
• karma-bandhanaḥ - bondage through one’s work
• tat - that
• artham - for the sake of
• karma - action
• kaunteya - Arjun, the son of Kunti
• mukta-saṅgaḥ - free from attachment
• samāchara - perform properly

Translation

The world is bound by actions other than those performed for the sake of sacrifice; do thou, therefore, O son of Kunti (Arjuna), perform actions for that sake alone, free from attachment.

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