BG 3.25
सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत ।
कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्चिकीर्षुर्लोकसङ्ग्रहम् ॥
कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्चिकीर्षुर्लोकसङ्ग्रहम् ॥
saktāḥ karmaṇy avidvāṁso yathā kurvanti bhārata
kuryād vidvāṁs tathāsaktaś cikīrṣur loka-saṅgraham
kuryād vidvāṁs tathāsaktaś cikīrṣur loka-saṅgraham
Word-for-word meanings
yathā — as; avidvāṁsaḥ — the unaware; kurvanti — perform; karmaṇi — action; saktāḥ — being attached; bhārata — O descendant of Bharata; tathā — in the same way; vidvān — the wise; kuryāt — should perform [action]; asaktaḥ — without attachment; cikīrṣuḥ — desiring to do; loka-saṅgraham — welfare to the world.
Translation
As the unaware engage in action with attachment, O Bhārata, so should the wise perform action without attachment, intending the welfare of the world.