BG 2.50
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते ।
तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् ॥
तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् ॥
buddhi-yukto jahātīha ubhe sukṛta-duṣkṛte
tasmād yogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam
tasmād yogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam
Word-for-word meanings
buddhi-yuktaḥ — being endowed with wisdom [equanimity of mind]; jahāti — one abandons; iha — in this life; ubhe — both; sukṛta-duṣkṛte — pious and impious deeds; tasmāt — therefore; yujyasva — strive; yogāya — for yoga; yogaḥ — the yoga of equanimity; kauśalam — [is] dexterity; karmasu — in action.
Translation
Being endowed with equanimity of mind, one abandons in this life both pious and impious deeds. Therefore, strive for yoga [niṣkāma-karma]. The yoga of equanimity is dexterity in action*.
Notes
* To maintain a balanced state of mind while performing one’s duty is called yoga. This is expertise on the path of selfless action (niṣkāma-karma).