BG 4.19

यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः ।
ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः ॥
yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāma-saṅkalpa-varjitāḥ
jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇaṁ tam āhuḥ paṇḍitaṁ budhāḥ

Word-for-word meanings

yasya — one whose;  sarve — entire;  samārambhāḥ — undertakings;  varjitāḥ — are free;  saṅkalpa — [from] the resolve;  kāma — [for] enjoyment;  karmāṇam — [and whose] actions;  dagdha — are burnt;  agni — [by the] fire;  jñāna — [of] knowledge;  tam — that person;  budhāḥ — the wise;  āhuḥ — call;  paṇḍitam — as sagacious.

Translation

One whose entire undertakings are free from the desire for enjoyment and whose actions are burnt up by the fire of knowledge, is called sagacious by the wise.

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