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नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन। न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।

naiva tasya kṛitenārtho nākṛiteneha kaśhchana na chāsya sarva-bhūteṣhu kaśhchid artha-vyapāśhrayaḥ

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 3, Verse 18
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
For him, there is no interest whatsoever in what is done or not done; nor does he depend on any being for any purpose.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: such a person has nothing to gain by acting and nothing to lose by not acting, and depends on no being for anything, describing total self-sufficiency.

In life: most of us are far from this and still tangled in gain and loss, that's fine, it's naming an endpoint, not a starting requirement.

Teaching: don't measure yourself against this verse's total detachment prematurely, use it as direction, not a standard to already meet.

nanot
evaindeed
tasyahis
kṛitenaby discharge of duty
arthaḥgain
nanot
akṛitenawithout discharge of duty
ihahere
kaśhchanawhatsoever
nanever
chaand
asyaof that person
sarva-bhūteṣhuamong all living beings
kaśhchitany
arthanecessity
vyapāśhrayaḥto depend upon

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
3.18 न not? एव even? तस्य of hi? कृतेन by action? अर्थः concern? न not? अकृतेन by actions not done? इह here? कश्चन् any? न not? च and? अस्य of this man? सर्वभूतेषु in all beings? कश्चित् any? अर्थव्यपाश्रयः depending for any object.Commentary The sage who is thus rejoicing in the Self does not gain anything by doing any action. For him really no purpose is served by an action. No evil (Pratyavaya Dosha) can touch him from inaction. He does not lose anything from inaction. He need not depend upon anybody to gain a particular object. He need not exert himself to get the favour of anybody.