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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 4 (3.4) means: No one becomes free by simply not acting, and no one reaches fulfillment through giving up alone.
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते। न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।3.4।।
na karmaṇām anārambhān naiṣhkarmyaṁ puruṣho ’śhnute na cha sannyasanād eva siddhiṁ samadhigachchhati
No one becomes free by simply not acting, and no one reaches fulfillment through giving up alone.
केवल कर्म न करने से कोई मुक्त नहीं होता, और केवल त्याग से कोई पूर्णता तक नहीं पहुँचता।
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It is verse 4 of Chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 43 verses in total.
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