Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga - The Yoga of KnowledgeKrishna
Verse 51
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 2, श्लोक 51
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।
जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्॥५१॥
Transliteration
Karma-Jam Buddhi-Yukta Hi Phalam Tyaktva Manishinah.
Janma-Bandha-Vinirmuktah Padam Gachchhanty-Anamayam.||51||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
कर्मजम्karma-jamborn of action
बुद्धियुक्ताःbuddhi-yuktahendowed with wisdom
फलम्phalamfruits
त्यक्त्वाtyaktvahaving abandoned
मनीषिणःmanishinahthe wise
जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताःjanma-bandha-vinirmuktahfreed from the bondage of birth
पदम्padamthe state
गच्छन्तिgachchhantiattain
अनामयम्anamayamfree from suffering
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
बुद्धियुक्त विवेकी लोग कर्मजन्य फल को त्यागकर जन्म के बन्धन से मुक्त होकर निर्दोष (दुःखरहित) परम पद को प्राप्त होते हैं।
English Translation
The wise, endowed with equanimity of mind, renouncing the fruits born of action, are freed from the bondage of birth and attain the state beyond all suffering.
Commentary (टीका)
The promise of Karma Yoga: by renouncing attachment to the fruits of action, one attains liberation — freedom from the cycle of birth and death. The state 'anamayam' (without affliction) is moksha, the supreme goal of human life, attainable through selfless action rather than mere withdrawal from the world.