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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 18 (3.18) means: Such a person gains nothing by acting and loses nothing by not acting. They depend on no one for anything.
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन। न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
naiva tasya kṛitenārtho nākṛiteneha kaśhchana na chāsya sarva-bhūteṣhu kaśhchid artha-vyapāśhrayaḥ
Such a person gains nothing by acting and loses nothing by not acting. They depend on no one for anything.
ऐसे व्यक्ति को न कर्म करने से कुछ मिलता है, न न करने से कुछ खोता है। वह किसी पर किसी बात के लिए निर्भर नहीं रहता।
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It is verse 18 of Chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 43 verses in total.
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