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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 11 (18.11) means: No embodied being can give up action completely. But the one who lets go of the fruits of action is the true renouncer.
न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः।यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते।।18.11।।
na hi deha-bhṛitā śhakyaṁ tyaktuṁ karmāṇy aśheṣhataḥ yas tu karma-phala-tyāgī sa tyāgīty abhidhīyate
No embodied being can give up action completely. But the one who lets go of the fruits of action is the true renouncer.
कोई देहधारी कर्म को पूरी तरह नहीं छोड़ सकता। पर जो कर्म के फलों को छोड़ देता है, वही सच्चा संन्यासी है।
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It is verse 11 of Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 78 verses in total.
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