Vers 5.11

कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि ।

योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वात्मशुद्धये ॥

5.11

Transliteratie

kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalairindriyairapi |

yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṃ tyaktvātmaśuddhaye ||

Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Vertaling

Yogis, having abandoned attachment, perform actions only by the body, mind, intellect, and even by the senses, for the purification of the self.

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Woord voor woord

with the body
with the mind
with the intellect
merely
with the senses
even

the yogis
action
perform
attachment
giving up
for self-purification

Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Uitleg

Krishna describes how yogins act. They use body, mind (manas), understanding (buddhi) and senses, all the instruments of action, but without attachment. Their aim is ātmaśuddhi, purification of the self, which many take to mean the cleansing of the mind and heart. The word kevalaiḥ, merely or only, suggests that the faculties work while the ego's claim on them is absent. The verse shows karmayoga as a practice with a purpose: action itself becomes the means by which the inner life is purified and prepared for knowledge.