युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम् ।अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते ॥
yuktaḥ karmaphalaṃ tyaktvā śāntim āpnoti naiṣṭhikīm |ayuktaḥ kāmakāreṇa phale sakto nibadhyate ||
- युक्तः · yuktaḥ
- the disciplined one
- कर्मफलम् · karmaphalam
- fruit of action
- त्यक्त्वा · tyaktvā
- having relinquished
- शान्तिम् · śāntim
- peace
- नैष्ठिकीम् · naiṣṭhikīm
- firm, abiding
- अयुक्तः · ayuktaḥ
- the undisciplined
- सक्तः · saktaḥ
- attached
- निबध्यते · nibadhyate
- is bound
“The disciplined one, giving up the fruit of action, attains abiding peace. The undisciplined one, driven by desire and attached to results, is bound.”
— Original plain-language translation
A crisp contrast between two inner economies: release the result and rest, or clutch it and be tied. Peace is presented as the direct wage of letting go. This echoes the karma-yoga refrain of 2.47.
— Reader's notes (original)