Chapter 2, Verse 49
Text
दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय। बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः।।2.49।।
Transliteration
dūreṇa hy-avaraṁ karma buddhi-yogād dhanañjaya buddhau śharaṇam anvichchha kṛipaṇāḥ phala-hetavaḥ
Word Meanings
dūreṇa—(discrad) from far away; hi—certainly; avaram—inferior; karma—reward-seeking actions; buddhi-yogāt—with the intellect established in Divine knowledge; dhanañjaya—Arjun; buddhau—divine knowledge and insight; śharaṇam—refuge; anvichchha—seek; kṛipaṇāḥ—miserly; phala-hetavaḥ—those seeking fruits of their work
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Translations
In English by Swami Adidevananda
Action done with attachment, O Arjuna, is far inferior to action done with evenness of mind. Seek refuge in evenness of mind; those who act with a motive for results are miserable.
In English by Swami Sivananda
Far lower than the Yoga of wisdom is action, O Arjuna. Seek thou refuge in wisdom; wretched are those whose motive is the fruit.
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।2.49।। बुद्धियोग-(समता) की अपेक्षा सकामकर्म दूरसे (अत्यन्त) ही निकृष्ट है। अतः हे धनञ्जय ! तू बुद्धि (समता) का आश्रय ले; क्योंकि फलके हेतु बननेवाले अत्यन्त दीन हैं।
In English by Swami Sivananda
2.49 दूरेण by far, हि indeed, अवरम् inferior, कर्म action or work, बुद्धियोगात् than the Yoga of wisdom, धनञ्जय O Dhananjaya, बुद्धौ in wisdom, शरणम् refuge, अन्विच्छ seek, कृपणाः wretched, फलहेतवः seekers after fruits.Commentary Action done with evenness of mind is Yoga of wisdom. The yogi who is established in the Yoga of widdom is not affected by success or failure. He does not seek fruits of his actions. He has poised reason. His reason is rooted in the Self. Action performed by one who expects fruits for his actions, is far inferior to the Yoga of wisdom wherein the seeker does not seek fruits because the former leads to bondage and is the cause of birth and death. (Cf.VIII.18).
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
2.49।। व्याख्या-- 'दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगात्'-- बुद्धियोग अर्थात् समताकी अपेक्षा सकामभावसे कर्म करना अत्यन्त ही निकृष्ट है। कारण कि कर्म भी उत्पन्न और नष्ट होते हैं तथा उन कर्मोंके फलका भी संयोग और वियोग होता है। परन्तु योग (समता) नित्य है; उसका कभी वियोग नहीं होता। उसमें कोई विकृति नहीं होती। अतः समताकी अपेक्षा सकामकर्म अत्यन्त ही निकृष्ट हैं।