BG 3.18

नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन ।
न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्चिदर्थव्यपाश्रयः ॥
naiva tasya kṛtenārtho
nākṛteneha kaścana
na cāsya sarva-bhūteṣu
kaścid artha-vyapāśrayaḥ

Word-for-word meanings

iha — in this world;  tasya — he [the self-realized person] has;  na — no;  arthaḥ eva — purpose whatsoever [to achieve];  kṛtena — by the performance of prescribed duty;  na ca — nor;  kaścana — anything whatsoever [to lose];  akṛtena — by the non-performance of duty;  na — nor;  asya — does he have;  vyapāśrayaḥ — dependence;  sarva-bhūteṣu — on any living being;  kaścit — [for] any;  artha — purpose.

Translation

In this world, such a self-realized person has nothing at all to gain by the performance of prescribed duty nor anything to lose by the non-performance of duty, nor does he depend on anyone for fulfilling any purpose.

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