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Bhagavad Gita 18.12
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Sanskrit
अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम्।भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु संन्यासिनां क्वचित्
Transliteration
aniṣhṭam iṣhṭaṁ miśhraṁ cha tri-vidhaṁ karmaṇaḥ phalam
bhavaty atyāgināṁ pretya na tu sannyāsināṁ kvachit
bhavaty atyāgināṁ pretya na tu sannyāsināṁ kvachit
Synonyms
aniṣṭam: leading to hell;
iṣṭam: leading to heaven;
miśram: mixed;
ca: and;
tri: vidham — of three kinds;
karmaṇaḥ: of work;
phalam: the result;
bhavati: comes;
atyāginām: for those who are not renounced;
pretya: after death;
na: not;
tu: but;
sannyāsinām: for the renounced order;
kvacit: at any time .;
English Meaning
For one who is not renounced, the threefold fruits of action – desirable, undesirable and mixed – accrue after death. But those who are in the renounced order of life have no such result to suffer or enjoy.
Life Theme
Duty and Surrender
Life Application
Doing one’s best in responsibilities while accepting outcomes gracefully.