Sanskrit
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते ।न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति ॥
Transliteration
na karmaṇāmanārambhānnaiṣkarmyaṃ puruṣo'śnute na ca saṃnyasanādeva siddhiṃ samadhigacchati
Translation
Man winneth not freedom from action by abstaining from activity, nor by mere renunciation doth he rise to perfection.