Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 26

न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम् । जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान्युक्तः समाचरन्

na buddhibhedaṃ janayedajñānāṃ karmasaṅginām | joṣayetsarvakarmāṇi vidvānyuktaḥ samācaran

Translation

Let no wise man cause unsettlement in the minds of the ignorant who are attached to action; he should make them do all actions, himself fulfilling them with devotion.

— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri

Word meanings

na

not

buddhibhedam

of the reason, the breaking-up

janayet

should produce

ajñānām

of the unknowing

karmasaṅginām

in action, attachment, whose, of them

joṣayet

should cause (others)

sarvakarmāṇi

all, actions

vidvān

the wise man

yuktaḥ

united (balanced)

samācaran

performing

Śaṅkarācārya's commentary

An ignorant man who is attached to action believes "I should do this action and enjoy its result." No wise man should unsettle that firm belief. Himself doing diligently and well the actions which the ignorant have to do, he should make them do those actions.