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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 8 (18.8) means: The one who gives up work because it is troublesome, out of fear of bodily strain, makes a restless letting go and gains nothing from it.
दुःखमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्त्यजेत्।स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत्।।18.8।।
duḥkham ity eva yat karma kāya-kleśha-bhayāt tyajet sa kṛitvā rājasaṁ tyāgaṁ naiva tyāga-phalaṁ labhet
The one who gives up work because it is troublesome, out of fear of bodily strain, makes a restless letting go and gains nothing from it.
जो कर्म को कष्टकर मानकर, शारीरिक श्रम के भय से छोड़ देता है, वह बेचैन त्याग करता है और उससे कुछ नहीं पाता।
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It is verse 8 of Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 78 verses in total.
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