aphala-ākāṅkṣhibhiḥ

How it is translated

• without expectation of any reward (1)
• without yearning for material rewards (1)
• without desire for rewards (1)

Every verse

1. 17.11अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते।aphalākāṅkṣhibhir yajño vidhi-driṣhṭo ya ijyateThat sacrifice which is offered by men without desire for reward, as enjoined by the ordinance (scripture), with a firm faith that doing so is their duty, is Sattvic or…Here: without expectation of any reward
2. 17.17श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।śhraddhayā parayā taptaṁ tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥThis threefold austerity, practiced by steadfast men, with the utmost faith, desiring no reward, is called Sattvic.Here: without yearning for material rewards
3. 18.23नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।niyataṁ saṅga-rahitam arāga-dveṣhataḥ kṛitamAn action that is ordained, free from attachment, done without love or hatred, and without desire for reward is declared to be Sattvic.Here: without desire for rewards