Shloka 48
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
योगस्थ: कुरु कर्माणि सज्ुूं त्यक्त्वा धनंजय । सिद्धयसिद्धयो: समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते
yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā dhanañjaya | siddhyasiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṃ yoga ucyate ||
Sañjaya said: Established in yoga, perform your duties, O Dhanañjaya, abandoning attachment. Remaining even-minded in success and failure, act with equanimity—for this steadiness of balance is called yoga.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do one’s duty while renouncing attachment to outcomes; maintain the same inner balance in success and failure. This equanimity (samatva) is itself defined as yoga.
On the battlefield, Arjuna is being instructed to act according to kṣatriya-dharma without being driven by fear of loss or craving for victory; the focus is shifted from results to disciplined, ethically grounded action.