BG 2.48

योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय ।
सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते ॥
yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjaya
siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṁ yoga ucyate

Word-for-word meanings

dhanam-jaya — O Arjuna;  kuru — perform;  karmāṇi — your duties;  yoga-sthaḥ — being situated in yoga;  tyaktvā — while giving up;  saṅgam — attachment [for the fruit];  bhūtvā — [and] remaining;  samaḥ — equipoised;  siddhi-asiddhyoḥ — in success and failure;  samatvam — this equanimity;  ucyate — is called;  yogaḥ — yoga.

Translation

O Dhanañjaya, perform your duties, being steadfast in yoga, while renouncing desire for the fruits and remaining equipoised in success and failure. This equanimity of mind is called yoga.

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