Verset 18.11
न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः ।
यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते ॥
Translittération
na hi dehabhṛtā śakyaṃ tyaktuṃ karmāṇyaśeṣataḥ |
yastu karmaphalatyāgī sa tyāgītyabhidhīyate ||
Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Traduction
Verily, it is not possible for an embodied being to abandon actions entirely; but he who relinishes the rewards of actions is verily called a man of renunciation.
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It is not possible for an embodied being to give up actions entirely; but one who gives up the fruit of action is called a relinquisher.
Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 de plus
Mot à mot
Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explication
Krishna gives a practical reason for his teaching. No embodied being can give up action completely; breathing, eating and thinking are all actions. Therefore the real relinquisher is the one who gives up the fruits of action. The verse echoes earlier teaching that no one can remain without acting even for a moment. It moves the question from whether to act to how to act, which is the Gita's constant concern.
Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08