Bhagavad Gita 5.11
Karma Sanyasa Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि | योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वात्मशुद्धये ||५-११||
Transliteration
kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalairindriyairapi . yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṃ tyaktvātmaśuddhaye ||5-11||
Yogis, having abandoned attachment, perform actions only by the body, mind, intellect, and even by the senses, for the purification of the self.
Word by Word
कायेन by the body, मनसा by the mind, बुद्ध्या by the intellect, केवलैः only, इन्द्रियैः by the senses, अपि also, योगिनः Yogis, कर्म action, कुर्वन्ति perform, सङ्गम् attachment, त्यक्त्वा having abandoned, आत्मशुद्धये for the purification of the self
Classical Commentary
Yogis here means Karma Yogis who are devoted to the path of action, who are free from egoism and selfishness, who work for the purification of their hearts without the least attachment to the fruits or results of their actions, and who dedicate all actions to the Lord as their offerings. Kevalam only by (free from egoism and selfishness) applies to the body, mind, intellect and the senses.