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Bhagavad Gita 2.47

मूल पाठSource scriptureOriginal Sanskritमूल संस्कृत

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि

Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें

मर्मThe Core Shift· Editorial, not scripture
Your claim is on the action, not on its fruits: do the work fully without making the result the only measure.
अर्थMeaning
अनुवादTranslationLiteral Hindi Translationमूल हिन्दी अनुवाद (अक्षरशः)मूलानुवाद · Literal

तुम्हारा अधिकार केवल कर्म करने में है, उसके फलों में कभी नहीं। तुम कर्मफल के हेतु मत बनो, और कर्म न करने में भी तुम्हारी आसक्ति न हो।

अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।

अनुवादTranslationLiteral English TranslationLiteral Text

Your entitlement is to action alone, never to its fruits. Do not become the cause of the fruit of action, and do not be attached to inaction.

Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.

व्याख्याVyakhya
संपादकीय व्याख्याEditorial explanationVyakhya (व्याख्या)व्याख्या

यह श्लोक अध्याय 2 के उस प्रसंग का हिस्सा है जहाँ कृष्ण अर्जुन को आत्मा के बोध से आगे ले जाकर कर्म के प्रति दृष्टि देते हैं। इससे पहले कामना से प्रेरित कर्मकाण्ड पर प्रश्न उठाया गया है, और अगले श्लोक में समता को ही योग कहा गया है। श्लोक में चार कथन हैं। पहला, अधिकार केवल कर्म में है; यहाँ अधिकार का अर्थ वह दायरा है जिसमें व्यक्ति सचमुच कुछ कर सकता है। दूसरा, फलों पर यह अधिकार नहीं, क्योंकि फल अनेक कारणों पर टिका होता है, केवल कर्ता पर नहीं। तीसरा, कर्मफलहेतु शब्द को दो तरह पढ़ा जाता है: फल को ही कर्म का प्रयोजन मत बनाओ, या यह मत मानो कि फल के उत्पन्न होने का कारण केवल तुम हो। दोनों पाठ प्रचलित हैं और एक-दूसरे के विरोधी नहीं। चौथा, अकर्म में आसक्ति न हो, यानी कर्म छोड़ देना भी इसका उत्तर नहीं है। इसलिए यह श्लोक परिणामों की उपेक्षा या लापरवाही की अनुमति नहीं देता। यह मन को परिणाम की बेचैनी से अलग करके कर्म में लगने की बात कहता है।

विज्ञान एवं आधुनिक उपयोगScience & Modern Application
आधुनिक चिंतनModern reflection · not scriptureContemplative Reflection & Actionआधुनिक चिंतन
किसी काम को शुरू करने से पहले एक पंक्ति में लिखो कि उसमें क्या तुम्हारे हाथ में है और क्या नहीं। फिर पूरा ध्यान पहली सूची पर रखो और दूसरी सूची की चिंता में समय कम लगाओ।
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी

आधुनिक मनोविज्ञान की चर्चाओं में लक्ष्य के बारे में सोचते समय अक्सर प्रयास और परिणाम को अलग करके देखा जाता है: जिन बातों पर व्यक्ति का सीधा नियंत्रण है, जैसे तैयारी और अभ्यास, और जिन पर नहीं है, जैसे दूसरों की प्रतिक्रिया या परिस्थितियाँ। इन्हें अलग पहचानना तनाव से निपटने का एक व्यावहारिक तरीका माना जाता है। यह श्लोक के अर्थ की केवल एक आधुनिक समानता है, श्लोक द्वारा किया गया वैज्ञानिक दावा नहीं। श्लोक का उद्देश्य कार्यक्षमता बढ़ाना या तनाव घटाना नहीं, कर्म के प्रति मुक्त दृष्टि देना है। यहाँ किसी शोध-परिणाम का हवाला भी नहीं दिया जा रहा।

A modern parallel offered for reflection. It is not part of the scripture, and it has not been checked against the original sources it may allude to.

स्रोतSources and editionSources and editionस्रोत एवं संस्करण

Content status

  • Original text
  • Translation · from the source archive
  • Editorial explanation · draft, awaiting scholarly review

No independent human review is recorded for this verse yet. How this site is made.

Sanskrit edition
Gita Press Edition (गोरखपुर संवत् 2080). Gita Press, Gorakhpur / Muktabodha Digital Archive
Translation
Jayadayal Goyandka (Hindi), Swami Gambhirananda & Swami Sivananda (English)
Last updated
2026-10-23
Licence note (as recorded)
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पाठ-भेद · Variant readings
Variant readings collated from Anandashram (Pune) and Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) critically edited texts.

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संबंधित ज्ञानRelated wisdom

ये दर्ज संबंध हैं। अपने आप सुझाए हुए पाठ नहीं।

Explanation: simple

Where this verse sits प्रसंग

Editorial learning aid · not scriptureसंपादकीय अध्ययन-सहायक
Who is speaking?
Krishna
Who is listening?
Arjuna
What is happening?
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, before the war, Arjuna is troubled and unsure whether to act.
What is being answered?
How can one act wholeheartedly without being bound by the fruits of the action?

Before this verse

  1. Arjuna faces a serious moral conflict on the battlefield (Chapter 1).
  2. He becomes uncertain about taking any action at all (2.1–2.10).
  3. Krishna begins to explain the self, duty and wise action (from 2.11).
  4. He introduces action done with a steady mind, buddhi-yoga (2.39).

This verse

  1. This verse speaks about action and attachment to results.

After this verse

  1. The teaching continues in the next verse on balance, samatvam (2.48).

In one lineएक पंक्ति में

Simple explanationसरल व्याख्या

तुम्हारा अधिकार केवल कर्म करने में है, परिणाम की चिंता में नहीं।

Focus completely on your actions, not your anxiety about the result.

Simple meaningसरल अर्थ

Simple explanationसरल व्याख्या

आपका पूरा अधिकार केवल अपनी मेहनत, नीयत और कर्म पर है, उसके नतीजे पर नहीं। नतीजा कई बाहरी परिस्थितियों पर निर्भर करता है जो आपके वश में नहीं हैं। जब आप परिणाम की चिंता छोड़कर काम में तल्लीन हो जाते हैं, तो मन शांत और एकाग्र रहता है। कर्म से भागना भी कोई समाधान नहीं है।

You are responsible for your efforts, decisions, and commitment, but you cannot dictate the final outcome. Results depend on countless external factors beyond any single person’s will. When you obsess over the outcome, you scatter your mental energy and invite anxiety. When you pour yourself into honest action, you find calm focus and mastery.

Sanskrit Word Explorer मुख्य पद-विभाजन

Tap any word to inspect its root (dhatu), grammar, context, and philosophical nuances.

Teaching flow शिक्षा का क्रम

Teaching flow in order. What can I influence? My effort, my choices, my preparation and how I respond. Then: What can I not fully control? Other people, competition, circumstances and the final outcome. Then: Where does attention go? To the action in front of me, done sincerely. Then: A balanced approach Plan seriously, act sincerely, and accept that some uncertainty remains.

Why it matters todayआज इसका महत्त्व

Modern example · not scriptureआधुनिक उदाहरण
  • परीक्षा व नौकरी का तनाव

    You can prepare with genuine dedication for an exam or interview, but you cannot control the reviewer’s mood, grading curve, or competitor pool. Focusing on preparation removes paralyzing dread.

  • करियर व रचनात्मक कार्य

    Posting artwork, writing software, or launching a startup requires immense energy. You control craftsmanship; algorithms and public reception are outside your hands. Focusing on craft preserves stamina.

  • तुलना और सोशल मीडिया

    Measuring self-worth by likes, views, or peer milestones surrenders your peace to strangers. Dedication to the work itself preserves inner dignity and freedom.

Modern exampleआधुनिक उदाहरण

Modern example · not scriptureआधुनिक उदाहरण

A student prepares well for an exam and then notices that revising has turned into refreshing the results page. Returning attention to the next chapter of revision is the verse in practice.

An illustration written to explain the teaching. No outcome is promised.

A shift in understanding

Editorial learning aid · not scriptureसंपादकीय अध्ययन-सहायक
A common first thought
“If I cannot control the final result, then my effort is worth nothing.”
With this teaching
“I can prepare seriously and act well, while recognising that not every part of the outcome is up to me.”

Common misunderstandingआम भ्रांति

Editorial learning aid · not scriptureसंपादकीय अध्ययन-सहायक

Some readers take it to mean

“Results do not matter, so planning and goals are unnecessary.”

A fuller reading

The verse does not reject planning, goals or honest evaluation. It warns against letting attachment to an outcome become the only reason for acting, and it does not recommend giving up action (the last line says so).

What it does not meanयह क्या नहीं कहता

Editorial learning aid · not scriptureसंपादकीय अध्ययन-सहायक
  • Not: "Do not set goals or plan ahead"

    Having clear objectives is sensible and necessary. The verse cautions against psychological obsession (āsakti) that turns goals into sources of paralyzing anxiety.

  • Not: "Become passive or fatalistic"

    The second half explicitly commands: mā te saṅgo'stvakarmaṇi — never succumb to laziness, despair, or giving up on duty.

  • Not: "Tolerate unfairness or injustice"

    Krishna is speaking on a battlefield, urging Arjuna to stand up and courageously fulfill his duty for dharma, not retreat into escapism.

  • Not: "Outcomes are unimportant"

    Results will happen naturally in accordance with cause and effect. But worrying about them does not improve them; doing your best action does.

Try this todayआज आज़माएँ

Practical reflection · optionalव्यावहारिक चिंतन

The 15-Minute Uncluttered Focus Sprint · < 15 minutes

आज अपनी टू-डू लिस्ट में से कोई एक महत्वपूर्ण काम चुनें (जैसे किसी कठिन विषय के दो पन्ने पढ़ना या कोई जरूरी काम निपटाना)। ठीक १५ मिनट के लिए फोन को साइलेंट करें और पूरी निष्ठा से केवल उस काम में डूब जाएं — बिना यह सोचे कि लोग क्या कहेंगे या इसका क्या नतीजा निकलेगा।

Pick one important pending task today (studying one difficult topic, writing an important email, or drafting a plan). Put your phone on "Do Not Disturb" for exactly 15 minutes. Commit to doing the task with complete care, with zero checking of notifications, views, or thoughts of external approval.

Pause and think रुकें और सोचें

Which upcoming result or validation are you trying too hard to control right now, and what would happen if you directed all that energy purely into your immediate next action?

वर्तमान में आप किस परिणाम या दूसरों की स्वीकृति को आवश्यकता से अधिक नियंत्रित करने का प्रयास कर रहे हैं, और यदि आप वही सारी मानसिक ऊर्जा केवल अपने अगले कर्तव्य में लगा दें तो क्या होगा?

Was this explanation clear? · क्या यह स्पष्ट था?

Visual demonstration · चित्र द्वारा समझें

What can I act on, and what can I not fully control?

Editorial diagram · not scripture

The verse places responsibility in the action. This diagram sorts an everyday situation into what a person can influence, what depends on other things, and a balanced way to respond.

In words

First, what is within your influence: your effort, your preparation, your choices and your response. Second, what is not fully in your control: competition, other people’s reactions, unexpected circumstances and final outcomes. Third, a balanced approach: plan carefully, act sincerely, learn from the result and accept uncertainty. The verse does not reject goals, planning or evaluation.

Kind:
Control and uncertainty
Based on:
Bhagavad Gita 2.47
Review:
Draft, awaiting review
Motion:
none; the diagram is static

The teaching in everyday life

Editorial contentReviewed by Editorial Scripture Team (V. S. Sharma & S. Shastri), 2026-09-20

Illustrations written by the editors to help you think about the verse. They are not part of the scripture, and they are not the only way to read it.

Student life
Preparing for a high-stakes competitive entrance exam whose rank cutoffs are completely out of your hands.
The study hours, honest practice, deep rest, and focused revision are the part that is yours to direct; the cutoff percentile is shaped by countless external variables.
Professional life
Delivering an intricate client proposal or software product that executives may still decline.
Do the engineering and research with utmost care. Judge your effort by its intrinsic craftsmanship, and treat the client’s ultimate decision as diagnostic feedback rather than a personal verdict.
Creative work
Writing a novel, painting a canvas, or composing music that algorithms might bury.
Full presence belongs to the brushstroke, the sentence, and the melody. When you obsess over algorithmic engagement, the craft suffers; work for the love of the expression itself.
Family responsibility
Devoting countless caretaking hours to an ailing elder or raising a child with behavioral challenges.
The compassion and attentive care you provide every day is the noble action that is yours to give; the unpredictable recovery curve cannot dictate whether your devotion was meaningful.
Interactive Verse Knowledge Graph · ज्ञान जाल

श्लोक सम्बन्ध एवं पार-ग्रंथ संदर्भ

Reviewed links only. A line here is a stored connection, not a guess from the neighboring verse.

Bhagavad Gita 2.47Current VerseIsha UpaIsha Upanishad I…BG 2.48Bhagavad Gita BG…BG 3.19Bhagavad Gita BG…2Isha Upanishad 2Concept:Karma
🔵Parallel Teachingसमान उपदेश

Isha Upanishad 2

Isha Upanishad (ईशावास्योपनिषद्)

Sanskrit Text (मूल श्लोक / मंत्र)

कुर्वन्नेवेह कर्माणि जिजीविषेच्छतं समाः । एवं त्वयि नान्यथेतोऽस्ति न कर्म लिप्यते नरे ॥

Translation / Meaning (भावार्थ)

Always performing karma in this world, one should desire to live a full hundred years. Thus for you, a human being, there is no other way by which action does not adhere to you.

Why This is Connected (सम्बन्ध का आधार)

Vedic antecedent: The Isha Upanishad establishes the foundational Vedic doctrine that life is sanctified through unattached, selfless action.

Related teachings · संबंधित उपदेश

Editorial links for study. A link does not claim that two passages teach exactly the same thing.

  • Complementary teaching

    Bhagavad Gita 2.48

    Continues the thought: act steadily, give up attachment, stay balanced in success and failure.

    Why linked: The next verse names the balance that 2.47 asks for.

    Review status: Approved

  • Complementary teaching

    Bhagavad Gita 3.19

    Advises doing one’s duty without attachment.

    Why linked: It returns to the same idea of unattached action in the chapter on Karma Yoga.

    Review status: Approved

  • Different emphasis

    Isha Upanishad 2

    Speaks of continuing to act through life, and of action not binding the person.

    Why linked: Both connect action with freedom, but this verse addresses how to live, not the motive behind one task. Whether the two teach the same thing is a matter for scholars, not asserted here.

    Review status: Approved

आगे क्या · What next