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18.6 But done having let go Krishna speaks

एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च
कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम्

etāny api tu karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalāni cha
kartavyānīti me pārtha niśhchitaṁ matam uttamam

Even these actions should be done having let go of attachment and of their fruits. This is my settled view.

Explanation

But done having let go.

This is my settled view. Even these actions, done with attachment and fruit released.

The two halves of 18.5 and 18.6 together are the whole book: keep acting, stop collecting. Nothing in eighteen chapters modifies that.

Word by word

etāni
these
api tu
must certainly be
karmāṇi
activities
saṅgam
attachment
tyaktvā
giving up
phalāni
rewards
cha
and
kartavyāni
should be done as duty
iti
such
me
my
pārtha
Arjun, the son of Pritha
niśhchitam
definite
matam
opinion
uttamam
supreme