Sloka 5.18
5.18
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि ।
शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः ॥
విద్యావినయసంపన్నే బ్రాహ్మణే గవి హస్తిని ।
శుని చైవ శ్వపాకే చ పణ్డితాః సమదర్శినః ॥
vidyāvinayasaṃpanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini |
śuni caiva śvapāke ca paṇḍitāḥ samadarśinaḥ ||
About chapter 5
Arjuna asks which is better: renouncing action or performing it. Krishna answers that both lead to the goal, but selfless action is easier and better. One who acts without attachment, offering the work to God, is untouched by sin, like a lotus leaf by water. The wise see the same Self in a learned person, a cow, an elephant and a dog, and find lasting peace within.