Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 23 (18.23)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्
अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत् तत् सात्त्विकमुच्यते
॥ 18.23 ॥
niyataṃ saṅgarahitamarāgadveṣataḥ kṛtam
aphalaprepsunā karma yat tat sāttvikamucyate
Translation
"Prescribed action done without attachment, without attraction or aversion, by one who does not seek the fruit — that is called sattvic."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. rāgaprayuktena dveṣaprayuktena ca kṛtaṃ … tadviparītam — not driven by attraction or aversion.
Acharya Ramanuja. arāgadveṣataḥ kṛtaṃ kīrtirāgād akīrtidveṣāt ca na kṛtam — not done out of desire for fame or fear of disrepute; niyataṃ svavarṇāśramocitaṃ (in the commentary).
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.