नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन | न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्चिदर्थव्यपाश्रयः ||३-१८||
naiva tasya kṛtenārtho nākṛteneha kaścana . na cāsya sarvabhūteṣu kaścidarthavyapāśrayaḥ ||3-18||
Chapter 3 · Verse 18
Karma Yoga
कर्मयोग
In plain words
You are invited to feel completely free from the anxiety of achieving results. When you attain jnana, which is deep spiritual wisdom, you no longer rely on external actions to find happiness. Your karma, or daily action, is no longer driven by personal gain or fear of failure, because you are already fulfilled within.
Translation
3.18 He has no purpose to gain by work done or left undone, nor has he to rely on any end.
Meaning
The sage who is thus rejoicing in the Self does not gain anything by doing any action. For him really no purpose is served by an action. No evil (Pratyavaya Dosha) can touch him from inaction. He does not lose anything from inaction. He need not depend upon anybody to gain a particular object. He need not exert himself to get the favour of anybody.
Word by word
न not एव even तस्य of hi कृतेन by action अर्थः concern न not अकृतेन by actions not done इह here कश्चन् any न not च and अस्य of this man सर्वभूतेषु in all beings कश्चित् any अर्थव्यपाश्रयः depending for any object.