Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 49
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2 श्लोक 49

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय।
बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः।।2.49।।



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
2.49. O Dhananjaya !  The inferior action stays away at a distance due to Yoga of (ones contact with)  determining faculty;  in the determining faculty you must seek refuge; wretched are those who constitute the causes for the fruits of action.


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
2.49 Durena etc. Due to the contact  (one has) with determining faculty  [ones]  inferior action i.e.,  the action that bears bad fruits and is empty, remains far away [from him].  Therefore seek i.e., pray for a refuge in the determining faculty of that nature, on account of which that determining faculty is gained.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 2.49Doorena hyavaram karma buddhiyogaad dhananjaya;
Buddhau sharanamanwiccha kripanaah phalahetavah.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 2.49dūreṇa—(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