कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन ।मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥२- ४७॥

karmaṇyevādhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācana ।mā karmaphalaheturbhūrmā te saṅgo'stvakarmaṇi ॥2- 47॥

कर्मानी karmani (n. loco sg.), = in action, in deeds.; एव eva, = alone, indeed (often used as a rhythmic filler).; अधिकारस adhikaras (m. nom. sg.), = jurisdiction, authority, prerogative, office, claim, privilege.; ते te (gen. sg.), = of thee, thy.; मा ma (prohibitive), = not, never.; फलेषु phalesu (n. loco pl.), = in fruits, in results.; कदाचन kadacana, (adv.), = at any time, at any time whatsoever.; मा ma (prohibitive), = not, never.; कर्मफल karmaphala (n.), = fruit of action, result of action.; हेतु hetus (m. nom. sg.), = motive, cause. (कर्मफलहेतु karma-phala-hetus, m. nom. sg. TP cpd., = motive in fruit-of-action.); भू  bhus (3rd sg. aorist subjunctive *bhu), it should be, it should arise.; मा ma (prohibitive), = not, never.; ते te (gen. sg.), = of thee, thy.; सङ्ग sangas (m. nom. sg.), = attachment.; ऽस्तु astu (3rd sg. imperative act. *as), = let there be!; अकर्मणि akarmani (n. loco sg.), in inaction, in nonaction.