Verse 18.23
bg.18.23
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते।।18.23।।
— Sanskrit (gita/gita data/verse.json)
niyataṁ saṅga-rahitam arāga-dveṣhataḥ kṛitam aphala-prepsunā karma yat tat sāttvikam uchyate
— Transliteration (gita/gita data/verse.json)
An action that is ordained, free from attachment, done without love or hatred, and without desire for reward is declared to be Sattvic.
— English — Swami Sivananda (praneshp1org/Bhagavad-Gita-JSON-data translation.json)
।।18.23।।जो कर्म शास्त्रविधिसे नियत किया हुआ और कर्तृत्वाभिमानसे रहित हो तथा फलेच्छारहित मनुष्यके द्वारा बिना राग-द्वेषके किया हुआ हो, वह सात्त्विक कहा जाता है।
— Hindi — Swami Ramsukhdas (praneshp1org/Bhagavad-Gita-JSON-data translation.json)
niyatam—in accordance with scriptures; saṅga-rahitam—free from attachment; arāga-dveṣhataḥ—free from attachment and aversion; kṛitam—done; aphala-prepsunā—without desire for rewards; karma—action; yat—which; tat—that; sāttvikam—in the mode of goodness; uchyate—is called
— Word meanings (gita/gita data/verse.json)