BG 5.11

कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि ।
योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वात्मशुद्धये ॥
kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalair indriyair api
yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṁ tyaktvātma-śuddhaye

Word-for-word meanings

yoginaḥ — the karma-yogīs;  tyaktvā — giving up;  saṅgam — attachment;  kurvanti — perform;  karma — action;  kāyena — through the body;  manasā — through the mind;  buddhyā — through the intellect;  indriyaiḥ api — [and] even through the senses;  kevalaiḥ — alone;  śuddhaye — for purification;  ātma — of the self.

Translation

The karma-yogīs, giving up attachment, perform action through the body, the mind, the intellect, and even through the senses alone for self-purification.

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