BG 5.12
युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम् ।
अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते ॥
अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते ॥
yuktaḥ karma-phalaṁ tyaktvā śāntim āpnoti naiṣṭhikīm
ayuktaḥ kāma-kāreṇa phale sakto nibadhyate
ayuktaḥ kāma-kāreṇa phale sakto nibadhyate
Word-for-word meanings
tyaktvā — having abandoned; karma-phalam — the fruits of action; yuktaḥ — the person who is united through selfless action (karma-yoga); āpnoti — attains; naiṣṭhikīm — everlasting; śāntim — peace; ayuktaḥ — [but] a selfish worker; kāma-kāreṇa — being impelled by desire; saktaḥ — [and] thus attached; phale — to the fruits of action; nibadhyate — remains bound.
Translation
Having abandoned the fruits of action, the person who is united through selfless action attains everlasting peace. But a selfish worker, being impelled by desire and thus attached to the fruits of action, remains bound.