[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 6.24.49 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.24.49 Mahābhārata 6.24.49 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.24.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.24.49) dūreṇa hyavaraṃ karma buddhiyogāddhanaṃjaya | buddhau śaraṇamanviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetavaḥ || 49 || > Work (with desire) is verily far inferior to that performed with the mind undisturbed by thoughts of results. O Dhananjaya, seek refuge in this evenness of mind. Wretched are they who act for results. > — Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita - [Previous: 6.24.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.24.48) - [Next: 6.24.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.24.50) - [Up: 6.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.24) ## Translations (2) - [Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.all.gita~en-swarupananda.2.49) — Swami Swarupananda 1909, English - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.6.26.5.5) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.6.26.49) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.6.26.49) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.6.26.49) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhagavadgītā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.all.gita.2.49) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.24.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.24.49) · Pramāṇa