Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन । सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः ॥ १८-९॥
O Arjun ! Whatever obligatory duty is performed just because it is a bounden duty, by giving up attachment and the result as well,-that renunciation is considered to be based on sattva.
english translation
हे अर्जुन ! "कर्म करना कर्तव्य है" ऐसा समझकर जो नियत कर्म आसक्ति और फल को त्यागकर किया जाता है, वही सात्त्विक त्याग माना गया है।
hindi translation
kAryamityeva yatkarma niyataM kriyate'rjuna । saGgaM tyaktvA phalaM caiva sa tyAgaH sAttviko mataH ॥ 18-9॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript