Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 18
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 4 श्लोक 18

कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।
स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
4.18 He who finds inaction in action, and action in inaction, he is the wise one [Possessed of the knowledge of Brahman] among men; he is engaged in yoga and is a performer of all actions!


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
4.18 He who seeth inaction in action and action in inaction, he is wise among men; he is a Yogi and performer of all actions.


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
4.18. He, who finds non-action in the action, and action in the non-action, is an intelligent one, among men and is said to be a performer or destroyer of all actions.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 4.18Karmanyakarma yah pashyed akarmani cha karma yah;
Sa buddhimaan manushyeshu sa yuktah kritsnakarmakrit.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 4.18karmaṇi—action; akarma—in inaction; yaḥ—who; paśhyet—see; akarmaṇi—inaction; cha—also; karma—action; yaḥ—who; saḥ—they; buddhi-mān—wise; manuṣhyeṣhu—amongst humans; saḥ—they; yuktaḥ—yogis; kṛitsna-karma-kṛit—performers all kinds of actions