Sārathi

Word

karmāṇi

Used in 30 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 2.47कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchanaYour right is only to work, but not to its results; do not let the results of action be your motive, nor let your attachment be to inaction.Here: in prescribed duties
  2. 2.48योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjayaPerform action, O Arjuna, being steadfast in Yoga, abandoning attachment and balanced in success and failure; evenness of mind is called Yoga.Here: duties
  3. 3.1ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।jyāyasī chet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdanaArjuna said: If Thou thinkest that knowledge is superior to action, O Krishna, why then, O Kesava, doest Thou ask me to engage in this terrible action?Here: action
  4. 3.22न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन।na me pārthāsti kartavyaṁ triṣhu lokeṣhu kiñchanaThere is nothing in the three worlds, O Arjuna, that needs to be done by Me, nor is there anything unattained that needs to be attained; yet I engage Myself in action.Here: in prescribed duties
  5. 3.23यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।yadi hyahaṁ na varteyaṁ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥFor, should I not ever engage myself in action, unwearied, people would in every way follow my path, O Arjuna.Here: in the performance of prescribed duties
  6. 3.25सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत।saktāḥ karmaṇyavidvānso yathā kurvanti bhārataAs the ignorant act out of attachment to action, O Bharata, so should the wise act without attachment, wishing for the welfare of the world.Here: duties
  7. 3.26न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्।na buddhi-bhedaṁ janayed ajñānāṁ karma-saṅgināmLet no wise man unsettle the minds of ignorant people who are attached to action; he should engage them in all actions, himself fulfilling them with devotion.Here: prescribed
  8. 3.27प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः।prakṛiteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśhaḥAll actions are wrought in all cases by the qualities of Nature alone. He whose mind is deluded by egoism thinks, "I am the doer."Here: activities
  9. 3.30मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा।mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi sannyasyādhyātma-chetasāRenouncing all actions in Me, with the mind centered on the Self, free from hope and egoism, and from mental fever, fight thou.Here: works
  10. 4.14न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा।na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛihāActions do not taint Me, nor do I have a desire for the fruit of actions. He who knows Me thus is not bound by actions.Here: activities
  11. 4.18कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśhyed akarmaṇi cha karma yaḥHe who sees inaction in action and action in inaction, he is wise among men; he is a yogi and performer of all actions.Here: action
  12. 4.20त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः।tyaktvā karma-phalāsaṅgaṁ nitya-tṛipto nirāśhrayaḥHaving abandoned attachment to the fruits of the action, ever content, depending on nothing, he does not do anything even while being engaged in activity.Here: in activities
  13. 4.27सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे।sarvāṇīndriya-karmāṇi prāṇa-karmāṇi chāpareOthers again sacrifice all the functions of the senses and those of the breath (vital energy, or Prana) in the fire of the Yoga of self-restraint, kindled by knowledge.Here: functions
  14. 4.37यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।yathaidhānsi samiddho ’gnir bhasma-sāt kurute ’rjunaAs the blazing fire reduces fuel to ashes, O Arjuna, so does the fire of knowledge reduce all actions to ash.Here: all reactions from material activities
  15. 4.41योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसंछिन्नसंशयम्।yoga-sannyasta-karmāṇaṁ jñāna-sañchhinna-sanśhayamHe who has renounced actions through Yoga, whose doubts have been dispelled by knowledge, and who is self-possessed—such a one is not bound by actions, O Arjuna.Here: actions
  16. 5.10ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः।brahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥHe who does actions, offering them to Brahman and abandoning attachment, is not tainted by sin, just as a lotus leaf is not tainted by water.Here: all actions
  17. 5.13सर्वकर्माणि मनसा संन्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी।sarva-karmāṇi manasā sannyasyāste sukhaṁ vaśhīMentally renouncing all actions and being self-controlled, the embodied one happily rests in the nine-gated city, neither acting nor causing others (body and senses) to…Here: activities
  18. 5.14न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः।na kartṛitvaṁ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛijati prabhuḥNeither does the Lord create agency nor actions for the world, nor union with the fruits of actions; rather, it is Nature that acts.Here: actions
  19. 9.9न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।na cha māṁ tāni karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjayaThese acts do not bind Me, O Arjuna, sitting as one indifferent, unattached to those acts.Here: actions
  20. 12.6ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्पराः।ye tu sarvāṇi karmāṇi mayi sannyasya mat-paraḥBut to those who worship Me, renouncing all actions in Me, regarding Me as the supreme goal, meditating on Me with single-minded yoga.Here: actions
  21. 12.10अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव।abhyāse ’py asamartho ’si mat-karma-paramo bhavaIf you are unable to practice even this Abhyasa Yoga, be intent on doing actions for My sake; even by doing actions for My sake, you will attain perfection.Here: work
  22. 13.30प्रकृत्यैव च कर्माणि क्रियमाणानि सर्वशः।prakṛityaiva cha karmāṇi kriyamāṇāni sarvaśhaḥHe sees, who sees that all actions are performed solely by Nature and that the Self is without action.Here: actions
  23. 14.9सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārataSattva attaches to happiness, Rajas to action, O Arjuna, while Tamas, verily shrouding knowledge, attaches to heedlessness.Here: toward actions
  24. 17.26सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।sad-bhāve sādhu-bhāve cha sad ity etat prayujyateThe word "Sat" is used to refer to reality and goodness; likewise, O Arjuna, the word "Sat" is used to refer to an auspicious act.Here: action
  25. 18.6एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।etāny api tu karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalāni chaBut even these actions should be performed, leaving aside attachment and the desire for rewards, O Arjuna; this is my certain and most assured conviction.Here: activities
  26. 18.11न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः।na hi deha-bhṛitā śhakyaṁ tyaktuṁ karmāṇy aśheṣhataḥIndeed, it is not possible for an embodied being to completely abandon actions; however, he who relinquishes the rewards of actions is truly called a man of renunciation.Here: activities
  27. 18.41ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।brāhmaṇa-kṣhatriya-viśhāṁ śhūdrāṇāṁ cha parantapaOf Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras, O Arjuna, the duties are distributed according to the qualities born of their own nature.Here: duties
  28. 18.45स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ sansiddhiṁ labhate naraḥEach person devoted to their own duty attains perfection. How they attain perfection while being engaged in their own duty, hear now.Here: work
  29. 18.56सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।sarva-karmāṇy api sadā kurvāṇo mad-vyapāśhrayaḥHaving taken refuge in Me and doing all actions, by My grace he obtains the eternal, indestructible state of being.Here: actions
  30. 18.57चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।chetasā sarva-karmāṇi mayi sannyasya mat-paraḥMentally renouncing all actions in Me, having Me as the highest goal, and resorting to the yoga of discrimination, do thou ever fix thy mind on Me.Here: every activity