BG 18.23
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम् ।
अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते ॥
अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते ॥
niyataṁ saṅga-rahitam arāga-dveṣataḥ kṛtam
aphala-prepsunā karma yat tat sāttvikam ucyate
aphala-prepsunā karma yat tat sāttvikam ucyate
Word-for-word meanings
tat — that; karma — action; yat — which; niyatam — [is] enjoined by scripture; kṛtam — [which is] performed; saṅga-rahitam — without attachment; arāga-dveṣataḥ — [and] devoid of attraction or repulsion; aphala-prepsunā — by a person not yearning for its fruit; ucyate — is called; sāttvikam — sāttvika.
Translation
That action which is enjoined by scripture, which is performed without attachment, and devoid of attraction or repulsion, by a person not yearning for its fruit, is called sāttvika.