BG 3.19
तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर ।
असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः ॥
असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः ॥
tasmād asaktaḥ satataṁ kāryaṁ karma samācara
asakto hy ācaran karma param āpnoti pūruṣaḥ
asakto hy ācaran karma param āpnoti pūruṣaḥ
Word-for-word meanings
tasmāt — therefore; satatam — always; samācara — perform efficiently; karma — action; kāryam — [that is meant] to be done [i.e., that is prescribed for you]; asaktaḥ — without attachment [to the results]; ācaran — by carrying out; karma — one’s prescribed duty; asaktaḥ — without attachment; pūruṣaḥ — a person; hi — certainly; āpnoti — attains; param — the supreme [goal].
Translation
Therefore, always perform your prescribed duty efficiently without attachment for the results. By carrying out one’s prescribed duty without attachment, a person certainly attains the supreme goal.