नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम् | अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते ||१८-२३||
niyataṃ saṅgarahitamarāgadveṣataḥ kṛtam . aphalaprepsunā karma yattatsāttvikamucyate ||18-23||
- niyatam
- regulated
- saṅga-rahitam
- without attachment
- arāga-dveṣataḥ
- without love or hatred
- kṛtam
- done
- aphala-prepsunā
- by one without desire for fruitive result
- karma
- action
- yat
- which
- tat
- that
- sāttvikam
- in the mode of goodness
- ucyate
- is called
- yat
- that which
That action which is regulated and which is performed without attachment, without love or hatred, and without desire for fruitive results is said to be in the mode of goodness.