Gita/Chapter 18/Verse 10
Freedom & Renunciation · 18.10

One who renounces desires for enjoying the fruits of actions: Renunciation a

न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः॥ १८.१० ॥
na dveṣhṭy akuśhalaṁ karma kuśhale nānuṣhajjate tyāgī sattva-samāviṣhṭo medhāvī chhinna-sanśhayaḥ
Translation

The wise man who has attained purity, whose doubts are resolved, who is filled with the spirit of self-abnegation, does not shy away from action due to its pain, nor does he crave it due to its pleasure.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 18.10 through stronger key ideas from the verse: one who renounces desires for enjoying the fruits of actions, those who have no doubts, neither. In the context of Renunciation and Surrender, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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