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18.10Krishna
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न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते ।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः ॥

na dveṣṭy akuśalaṃ karma kuśale nānuṣajjate |tyāgī sattvasamāviṣṭo medhāvī chinnasaṃśayaḥ ||

· na
not
द्वेष्टि · dveṣṭi
hates
अकुशलम् · akuśalam
unpleasant, disagreeable
कुशले · kuśale
to pleasant (action)
· na
not
अनुषज्जते · anuṣajjate
is attached
मेधावी · medhāvī
wise, discerning
छिन्नसंशयः · chinnasaṃśayaḥ
whose doubts are cut away

The true relinquisher, steeped in sattva, wise, with doubts cut away — hates no unpleasant task and clings to no pleasant one.

Original plain-language translation

Here is the portrait of the genuine tyāgī: even-minded toward agreeable and disagreeable work alike. Liking and disliking no longer assign his duties. The phrase 'doubts cut away' recalls the karma-yoga ideal — clarity, not mood, governs action.

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