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भगवद्गीता       bhagavad-gītā - chapter-3, verse-4

न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते ।
न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति ॥४॥
4. na karmaṇāmanārambhānnaiṣkarmyaṁ puruṣo'śnute ,
na ca saṁnyasanādeva siddhiṁ samadhigacchati.
4. na karmaṇām anārambhāt naiṣkarmyam puruṣaḥ aśnute
na ca saṃnyasanāt eva siddhim samadhigacchati
4. puruṣaḥ karmaṇām anārambhāt naiṣkarmyam na aśnute
ca saṃnyasanāt eva siddhim na samadhigacchati
4. A person (puruṣa) does not attain freedom from action (naiṣkarmyam) simply by refraining from activities, nor does one achieve perfection (siddhi) merely through renunciation.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (न) - not, no
  • कर्मणाम् (कर्मणाम्) - of actions, of deeds
  • अनारम्भात् (अनारम्भात्) - from non-commencement, by not undertaking
  • नैष्कर्म्यम् (नैष्कर्म्यम्) - actionlessness, freedom from action, spiritual liberation
  • पुरुषः (पुरुषः) - a person, a human being, the soul
  • अश्नुते (अश्नुते) - attains, reaches, enjoys
  • (न) - not, no
  • (च) - and, also, moreover
  • संन्यसनात् (संन्यसनात्) - from renunciation, by abandoning
  • एव (एव) - only, just, indeed
  • सिद्धिम् (सिद्धिम्) - perfection, accomplishment, success
  • समधिगच्छति (समधिगच्छति) - attains, reaches, comprehends completely

Words meanings and morphology

(न) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कर्मणाम् (कर्मणाम्) - of actions, of deeds
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of कर्मन्
कर्मन् - action, deed, work, duty, religious rite, destiny
From root कृ (kṛ) 'to do'
Root: कृ (class 8)
अनारम्भात् (अनारम्भात्) - from non-commencement, by not undertaking
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of अनारम्भ
अनारम्भ - non-commencement, not undertaking, inaction
Compound of 'an' (negative prefix) and 'ārambha' (commencement)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (न+आरम्भ)
  • न – not, no
    indeclinable
  • आरम्भ – commencement, beginning, undertaking
    noun (masculine)
    From root रभ् (rabh) with upasarga आ (ā)
    Prefix: आ
    Root: रभ् (class 1)
नैष्कर्म्यम् (नैष्कर्म्यम्) - actionlessness, freedom from action, spiritual liberation
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of नैष्कर्म्य
नैष्कर्म्य - actionlessness, freedom from action, inactivity, spiritual liberation (mokṣa)
Derived from 'niṣkarman' (free from action) with the taddhita suffix 'ya' to form an abstract noun.
पुरुषः (पुरुषः) - a person, a human being, the soul
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of पुरुष
पुरुष - a man, male, person, human being, spirit, soul, the Supreme Being (puruṣa)
अश्नुते (अश्नुते) - attains, reaches, enjoys
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of अश्
Root: अश् (class 5)
(न) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(च) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
संन्यसनात् (संन्यसनात्) - from renunciation, by abandoning
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of संन्यसन
संन्यसन - renunciation, abandoning, casting off, asceticism
From root अस् (as) with upasargas सम् (sam) and नि (ni)
Prefixes: सम्+नि
Root: अस् (class 4)
एव (एव) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
सिद्धिम् (सिद्धिम्) - perfection, accomplishment, success
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of सिद्धि
सिद्धि - accomplishment, success, perfection, attainment, supernatural power (siddhi)
From root सिध् (sidh) 'to succeed'
Root: सिध् (class 1)
समधिगच्छति (समधिगच्छति) - attains, reaches, comprehends completely
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of गम्
Root with upasargas सम् (sam) and अधि (adhi)
Prefixes: सम्+अधि
Root: गम् (class 1)