Bhagavad Gita — BG18.48
Chapter 18: Mokṣha Sanyās Yog · Verse 48 of 78
संस्कृत श्लोक · Sanskrit Shloka
सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत् |
सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः ||१८-४८||
Transliteration
sahajaṃ karma kaunteya sadoṣamapi na tyajet . sarvārambhā hi doṣeṇa dhūmenāgnirivāvṛtāḥ ||18-48||
हिन्दी अनुवाद · Hindi Translation
हे कौन्तेय ! दोषयुक्त होने पर भी सहज कर्म को नहीं त्यागना चाहिए; क्योंकि सभी कर्म दोष से आवृत होते है, जैसे धुयें से अग्नि।।
English Translation
O son of Kunti, one should not give up the duty to which one is born, even though it be faulty. For all undertakings are surrounded with evil, as fire is with smoke.
All Verses in Chapter 18
Mokṣha Sanyās Yog — Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender
About Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
The eighteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is Moksha Sanyas Yoga. Arjuna requests the Lord to explain the difference between the two types of renunciations - sanyaas(renunciation of actions) and tyaag(renunciation of desires). Krishna explains that a sanyaasi is one who abandons family and society …
Read all 78 verses in Chapter 18 →About BG18.48
Bhagavad Gita BG18.48 is verse 48 of Chapter 18 — Moksha Sanyaas Yoga (Mokṣha Sanyās Yog). This chapter is called Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender. The English translation is: “O son of Kunti, one should not give up the duty to which one is born, even though it be faulty. For all undertakings are surrounded with evil, as fire is with smoke.”.