Bhagavad Gita

In English by Swami Adidevananda

The embodied self, mentally resigning all actions as belonging to the city of nine gates (i.e., the body) and becoming self-controlled, dwells happily, neither acting himself nor causing the body to act.

In English by Swami Sivananda

Mentally renouncing all actions and being self-controlled, the embodied one happily rests in the nine-gated city, neither acting nor causing others (body and senses) to act.

In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas

।।5.13।। जिसकी इन्द्रियाँ और मन वशमें हैं, ऐसा देहधारी पुरुष नौ द्वारोंवाले शरीररूपी पुरमें सम्पूर्ण कर्मोंका विवेकपूर्वक मनसे त्याग करके निःसन्देह न करता हुआ और न करवाता हुआ सुखपूर्वक (अपने स्वरूपमें) स्थित रहता है।

In English by Swami Sivananda

5.13 सर्वकर्माणि all actions, मनसा by the mind, संन्यस्य having renounced, आस्ते rests, सुखम् happily, वशी the selfcontrolled, नवद्वारे in the ninegated, पुरे in the city, देही the embodied, न not, एव even, कुर्वन् acting, न not, कारयन् causing to act.Commentary All actions -- (1) Nitya Karmas These are obligatory duties. Their performance does not produce any merit but their nonperformance produces demerit. Sandhyavandana, etc., belong to this category.(2) Naimittika Karmas These Karmas are performed on the occurrence of some special events such as the birth of a son, eclipse, etc.(3) Kamya Karmas These are optional. They are intended for the attainment of some special ends (for getting rain, son, etc.)(4) Nishiddha Karmas These are forbidden actions such as theft, drinking liour, etc.(5) Prayaschitta Karmas Actions performed to neutralise the effects of evil actions or sins.The man who has controlled the senses renounces all actions by discrimination, by seeing inaction in action and rests happily in this body of nine openings (the ninegated city), because he is free from cares, worries, anxieties and fear and his mind is ite calm and he enjoys the supreme peace of the Eternal. In this ninegated city the Self is the king. The senses, the mind, the subconscious mind, and the intellect are the inhabitants or subjects.The ignorant wordly man says, I am resting in the easychair. The man of wisdom who has realised that the Self is distinct from the body which is a product of the five elements, says, I am resting in this body. (Cf.XVIII.17,50)

In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas

 5.13।। व्याख्या--'वशी देही'--इन्द्रियाँ, मन, बुद्धि आदिमें ममता-आसक्ति होनेसे ही ये मनुष्यपर अपना अधिकार जमाते हैं। ममता-आसक्ति न रहनेपर ये स्वतः अपने वशमें रहते हैं। सांख्ययोगीकी इन्द्रियाँ, मन, बुद्धि आदिमें ममता-आसक्ति न रहनेसे ये सर्वथा उसके वशमें रहते हैं। इसलिये यहाँ उसे 'वशी' कहा गया है। जबतक किसी भी मनुष्यका प्रकृतिके कार्य (शरीर, इन्द्रियों आदि) के साथ किञ्चिन्मात्र भी कोई प्रयोजन रहता है, तबतक वह प्रकृतिके 'अवश' अर्थात् वशीभूत रहता है--'कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः' (गीता 3। 5)। प्रकृति सदैव क्रियाशील रहती है। अतः प्रकृतिसे सम्बन्ध बना रहनेके कारण मनुष्य कर्मरहित हो ही नहीं सकता। परन्तु प्रकृतिके कार्य स्थूल, सूक्ष्म और कारण--तीनों शरीरोंसे ममता-आसक्तिपूर्वक कोई सम्बन्ध न होनेसे सांख्ययोगी उनकी क्रियाओंका कर्ता नहीं बनता। यद्यपि सांख्ययोगीका शरीरके साथ किञ्चिन्मात्र भी सम्बन्ध नहीं होता, तथापि लोगोंकी दृष्टिमें वह शरीरधारी ही दीखता है। इसलिये उसे 'देही'कहा गया है।