BG 2.49
दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय ।
बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः ॥
बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः ॥
dūreṇa hy avaraṁ karma buddhi-yogād dhanañjaya
buddhau śaraṇam anviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phala-hetavaḥ
buddhau śaraṇam anviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phala-hetavaḥ
Word-for-word meanings
dhanam-jaya — O Arjuna; karma — action performed with motive; dūreṇa avaram — [is] far inferior; hi — verily; buddhi-yogāt — to the yoga of wisdom; anviccha — take; śaraṇam — refuge; buddhau — in this wisdom; phala-hetavaḥ — those who act for results; kṛpaṇāḥ — [are] pitiable.
Translation
O Dhanañjaya, action performed with motive is verily far inferior to this yoga of wisdom [niṣkāma-karma-yoga]. Take refuge in this wisdom. Those who act for results are pitiable.