श्लोक 47 – Verse 47
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि।।2.47।।
karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchana
mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi
शब्दों का अर्थ
karmaṇi—in prescribed duties; eva—only; adhikāraḥ—right; te—your; mā—not; phaleṣhu—in the fruits; kadāchana—at any time; mā—never; karma-phala—results of the activities; hetuḥ—cause; bhūḥ—be; mā—not; te—your; saṅgaḥ—attachment; astu—must be; akarmaṇi—in inaction
Translations by Teachers (आचार्यो द्वारा अनुवाद):
Swami Ramsukhdas (Hindi)
।।2.47।। कर्तव्य-कर्म करनेमें ही तेरा अधिकार है, फलोंमें कभी नहीं। अतः तू कर्मफलका हेतु भी मत बन और तेरी अकर्मण्यतामें भी आसक्ति न हो।
Swami Tejomayananda (Hindi)
।।2.47।। कर्म करने मात्र में तुम्हारा अधिकार है? फल में कभी नहीं। तुम कर्मफल के हेतु वाले मत होना और अकर्म में भी तुम्हारी आसक्ति न हो।।
Swami Adidevananda (English)
You have the right to work alone, but not to the fruits of it. Do not be driven by the results of your work, nor have attachment to inaction.
Swami Gambirananda (English)
Your right is only to act, not to the results. Do not be the cause of the results of action. Do not have any inclination towards inaction.
Swami Sivananda (English)
Your right is only to work, but not to its results; do not let the results of action be your motive, nor let your attachment be to inaction.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan (English)
Let your claim rest on action alone and never on the fruits; you should never be the cause of the fruits of action; let not your attachment be to inaction.
Shri Purohit Swami (English)
But you have only the right to work, but none to the fruit of it. Let not the fruit of your action be your motive; nor be you enamored of inaction.
