Bhagavad Gita · Gunatraya Vibhaga YogaChapter 14, Shloka 16 (14.16)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याऽऽहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्
रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्
॥ 14.16 ॥
karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasyā''huḥ sāttvikaṃ nirmalaṃ phalam
rajasastu phalaṃ duḥkhamajñānaṃ tamasaḥ phalam
Translation
"The fruit of good (sukrita) action is said to be sattvic and pure; the fruit of rajas is suffering, and the fruit of tamas is ignorance."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasya sāttvikasya ity arthaḥ, āhuḥ śiṣṭāḥ sāttvikam eva nirmalaṃ phalam; kāraṇānurūpyāt — the fruit corresponds to its cause.
Acharya Ramanuja. sukṛtasya phalābhisandhirahitasya madārādhanarūpasya karmaṇaḥ phalaṃ … nirmalaṃ duḥkhagandharahitaṃ — the fruit of action done without desire for results, as worship of Me — free from even a trace of suffering.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.