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Bhagavad Gītā (Kashmirian recension)3.25

3.25
सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत । कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्चिकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम् ॥ ३-२५ ॥
saktāḥ karmaṇyavidvāṃso yathā kurvanti bhārata | kuryādvidvāṃstathāsaktaścikīrṣurlokasaṃgraham || 3-25 ||
— the ignorant, attached to action ; — as they act, O Bhārata ; — so should the wise act, but unattached ; — wishing to hold the world together

As the ignorant act, attached to action, O Bhārata, so should the wise act, but unattached, desiring to hold the world together.