Bhagavad Gita · Verse 5.11

Chapter 5: Karma Sannyasa Yoga (कर्मसंन्यासयोगः)

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श्रीभगवानुवाच

(The Supreme Lord said)

कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि । योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वात्मशुद्धये ॥११॥

kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalairindriyairapi | yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṃ tyaktvātmaśuddhaye ||11||

Complete Shloka Translation

Yogis act with the body, mind, intellect, and even the senses alone, abandoning attachment for the purification of the inner self.

Narrative Context: Krishna explains why yogis continue to work.

11 words

Sanskrit Term (पद)	IAST Roman	English Meaning
आत्मशुद्धये	ātmaśuddhaye	for inner purification
बुद्ध्या	buddhyā	with the intellect
कायेन	kāyena	[term] in context of Yogis act with the body, mind,...
मनसा	manasā	[term] in context of Yogis act with the body, mind,...
केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि	kevalairindriyairapi	[term] in context of Yogis act with the body, mind,...
योगिनः	yoginaḥ	[term] in context of Yogis act with the body, mind,...
कर्म	karma	[term] in context of Yogis act with the body, mind,...
कुर्वन्ति	kurvanti	[term] in context of Yogis act with the body, mind,...
सङ्गं	saṅgaṃ	[term] in context of Yogis act with the body, mind,...
त्यक्त्वात्मशुद्धये	tyaktvātmaśuddhaye	[term] in context of Yogis act with the body, mind,...
११	tyaktvātmaśuddhaye	[term] in context of Yogis act with the body, mind,...

आत्मशुद्धयेātmaśuddhaye

for inner purification

बुद्ध्याbuddhyā

with the intellect

कायेनkāyena