Chapter 18 · Verse 9
Bhagavad Gita 18.9
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga · मोक्ष संन्यास योग
Sanskrit Verse
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन। सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः।।18.9।।
Roman (IAST)
kāryamityeva yatkarma niyataṃ kriyate'rjuna| saṅgaṃ tyaktvā phalaṃ caiva sa tyāgaḥ sāttviko mataḥ||18.9||
Simple transliteration
karyamityeva yatkarma niyatam kriyate'rjuna sangam tyaktva phalam caiva sa tyagah sattviko matah18.9
Meaning
Meaning (English)
When obligatory action is performed simply because it ought to be done, abandoning attachment and the desire for fruit — that renunciation is sattvic.
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
हे अर्जुन! "कर्म करना कर्तव्य है" ऐसा समझकर जो नियत कर्म आसक्ति और फल को त्यागकर किया जाता है, वही सात्त्विक त्याग माना गया है।
About this verse
This is verse 9 of 78 in Chapter 18 (Moksha Sannyasa Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
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