BG 4.21
निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः ।
शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम् ॥
शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम् ॥
nirāśīr yata-cittātmā tyakta-sarva-parigrahaḥ
śārīraṁ kevalaṁ karma kurvan nāpnoti kilbiṣam
śārīraṁ kevalaṁ karma kurvan nāpnoti kilbiṣam
Word-for-word meanings
nirāśīḥ — devoid of craving [for enjoyment]; yata — being controlled; citta-ātmā — [in] mind and body; tyakta — [and] having relinquished; sarva — all; parigrahaḥ — sense of proprietorship over possessions; na apnoti — [such a person] does not incur; kilbiṣam — sin; kurvan — [even] while engaged; karma — [in] action; kevalam — simply; śārīram — [for maintenance of] the body.
Translation
Devoid of craving [for enjoyment], being controlled in mind and body, and having relinquished all sense of proprietorship [over all objects of enjoyment], such a person does not incur sin, even while engaged in action simply for maintenance of the body.