Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 17 (18.17)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यस्य नाहं कृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते
हत्वाऽपि स इमाँल्लोकान् न हन्ति न निबध्यते
॥ 18.17 ॥
yasya nāhaṃ kṛto bhāvo buddhiryasya na lipyate
hatvā'pi sa imām̐llokān na hanti na nibadhyate
Translation
"One whose attitude is free of ego, whose intellect is not tainted — even killing these people, they neither kill nor are bound."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. śāstrācāryopadeśanyāyasaṃskṛtātmanaḥ — a person refined by scripture, teacher and reasoning; there should be no ahaṃ kartā ity evaṃlakṣaṇaḥ bhāvaḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. paramapuruṣakartṛtvānusandhānena — by remembering that the Supreme Person is the doer; ahaṃ karomi iti jñānaṃ yasya na vidyate.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.