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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन |
न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्चिदर्थव्यपाश्रयः ||३-१८||
naiva tasya kṛtenārtho nākṛteneha kaścana . na cāsya sarvabhūteṣu kaścidarthavyapāśrayaḥ ||3-18||
For him there is no interest whatever in what is done or what is not done; nor does he depend on any being for any object.
In simple words
Krishna continues: "Such a person has no stake in what gets done or doesn't get done. They don't depend on any person or thing for their wellbeing."
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