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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 7 (18.7) means: Giving up the work that is truly yours is not right. To abandon it out of confusion is called a dull letting go.
नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.7।।
niyatasya tu sannyāsaḥ karmaṇo nopapadyate mohāt tasya parityāgas tāmasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
Giving up the work that is truly yours is not right. To abandon it out of confusion is called a dull letting go.
जो कर्म सचमुच तुम्हारा है, उसे छोड़ देना ठीक नहीं। उसे मोह के कारण छोड़ना जड़ त्याग कहलाता है।
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It is verse 7 of Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 78 verses in total.
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