Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 47
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2 श्लोक 47

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि।।2.47।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
2.47 Your right is for action alone, never for the results. Do not become the agent of the results of action. May you not have any inclination for inaction.


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
2.47 Thy right is to work only, but never with its fruits; let not the fruits of action be thy motive, nor let thy attachment be to inaction.


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
2.47. Let your claim lie on action alone and never on the fruits;  you should never be a cause for the fruits of action; let not your attachment be to inaction.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 2.47Karmanyevaadhikaaraste maa phaleshu kadaachana;
Maa karmaphalahetur bhoor maa te sango’stwakarmani.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 2.47karmaṇi—in prescribed duties; eva—only; adhikāraḥ—right; te—your; mā—not; phaleṣhu—in the fruits; kadāchana—at any time; mā—never; karma-phala—results of the activities; hetuḥ—cause; bhūḥ—be; mā—not; te—your; saṅgaḥ—attachment; astu—must be; akarmaṇi—in inaction