कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते Bhagavad Gītā 2.47: Karmaṇy evādhikāras te
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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन ।मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥
karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana |mā karmaphalahetur bhūr mā te saṅgo 'stv akarmaṇi ||
Your right is to action alone, never to its fruits. Do not let the fruits of action be your motive, nor let your attachment be to inaction.
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Sandhi: karmaṇi + eva → karmaṇy eva (i → y before a vowel); eva + adhikāraḥ → evādhikāraḥ (a + a → ā); adhikāraḥ + te → adhikāras te (visarga → s before t). Metre: anuṣṭubh.
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This verse teaches the locative case (karmaṇi, phaleṣu) and three common sandhi rules.
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