Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 26

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 26 (18.26) means: A doer free of attachment and ego, full of resolve and drive, unmoved by success or failure, is a clear doer.

Sanskrit

मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।

Transliteration

mukta-saṅgo ‘nahaṁ-vādī dhṛity-utsāha-samanvitaḥ siddhy-asiddhyor nirvikāraḥ kartā sāttvika uchyate

Translation

A doer free of attachment and ego, full of resolve and drive, unmoved by success or failure, is a clear doer.

Hindi

जो कर्ता आसक्ति और अहंकार से मुक्त, संकल्प और उत्साह से भरा, सफलता या असफलता से अविचल है, वह स्पष्ट कर्ता है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 26?

A doer free of attachment and ego, full of resolve and drive, unmoved by success or failure, is a clear doer.

Which chapter is verse 18.26 from?

It is verse 26 of Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 78 verses in total.

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