Verse 5.12
युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम् ।
अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते ॥
Transliteration
yuktaḥ karmaphalaṃ tyaktvā śāntimāpnoti naiṣṭhikīm |
ayuktaḥ kāmakāreṇa phale sakto nibadhyate ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
The united one (the well poised or the harmonised) having abandoned the fruit of action attains to the eternal peace: the non-united only (the unsteady or the unbalanced) impelled by desire, attached to the fruit, is bound.
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The disciplined one, giving up the fruit of action, attains lasting peace; the undisciplined, attached to the fruit and driven by desire, is bound.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
Word by word
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Krishna contrasts two kinds of people. The yukta, the one joined in yoga, gives up the fruit of action and reaches naiṣṭhikī śānti, a peace that is steady and lasting. The ayukta, who lacks this discipline, acts under the push of desire (kāma), clings to results and is bound. The same outward work leads to peace in one case and bondage in the other, depending only on inner attitude. The verse sums up much of the teaching in a single clear contrast, easy to remember and apply.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08