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Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2, Sāṅkhya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 2.49

దూరేణ హ్యవరం కర్మ బుద్ధియోగాద్ధనఞ్జయ

Action done with desire is far inferior to action guided by wisdom, O Dhananjaya. Take refuge in this wisdom; those who work only for results are pitiable.

Sloka 2.49

2.49

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय ।
बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः ॥

దూరేణ హ్యవరం కర్మ బుద్ధియోగాద్ధనఞ్జయ ।
బుద్ధౌ శరణమన్విచ్ఛ కృపణాః ఫలహేతవః ॥

dūreṇa hyavaraṃ karma buddhiyogāddhanañjaya |
buddhau śaraṇamanviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetavaḥ ||

తాత్పర్యం

ధనంజయా! బుద్ధియోగంతో చేసే కర్మ కంటే కోరికతో చేసే కర్మ చాలా తక్కువది. ఈ బుద్ధిని శరణు పొందు; ఫలం కోసమే పనిచేసేవారు దీనులు.

Meaning

Action done with desire is far inferior to action guided by wisdom, O Dhananjaya. Take refuge in this wisdom; those who work only for results are pitiable.

About chapter 2

Arjuna surrenders to Krishna as his disciple, and Krishna begins to teach. The soul is eternal: it is never born and never dies, so the wise do not grieve. Krishna explains one’s own duty (svadharma), action without attachment to results, and the qualities of a person of steady wisdom (sthitaprajña). Many of the Gita’s best-known verses, including 2.47, are in this chapter.

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Last updated 2026-10-31