Chapter 18 Shloka 5 - 12

Shloka 5

yajna-dana-tapah-karma 

na tyajyam karyam eva tat 

yajno danam tapas caiva 

pavanani manisinam

Acts of sacrifice, charity and austerity are not to be given up. Indeed these are to be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity and austerity purify the wise (among men).

Shloka 6

etany api tu karmani 

sangam tyaktva phalani ca 

kartavyaniti me partha 

niscitam matam uttamam

These (the activities mentioned in Shloka 5) indeed should be performed abandoning attachment (to action) and its fruits, as duties. Partha. That is my final opinion and the best.

Shloka 7

niyatasya tu sannyasah 

karmano nopapadyate 

mohat tasya parityagas 

tamasah parikirtitah

Obligatory duties should not be renounced; for, illusion prompted renunciation (of duties) is tamasic.

Shloka 8

duhkham ity eva yat karma 

kaya-klesa-bhayat tyajet 

sa krtva rajasam tyagam 

naiva tyaga-phalam labhet

Difficult, (considering it thus) or, out of fear of bodily harm,  if anyone gives up action, performs rajasic-sacrifice and will not obtain the benefits of tyaga. 

Shloka 9

karyam ity eva yat karma 

niyatam kriyate 'rjuna 

sangam tyaktva phalam caiva 

sa tyagah sattviko matah

Duty (considering it thus), who performs his obligatory action with discipline Arjuna, and has abandoned attachment (to action) and its fruits is considered satvic tyaga. 

Shloka 10

na dvesty akusalam karma 

kusale nanusajjate 

tyagi sattva-samavisto 

medhavi chinna-samsayah

Neither disliking unpleasant action, nor desiring (clinging) to pleasant/auspicious action, such a tyagi is filled with sattva and that intelligent one has cut-asunder doubts.

Shloka 11

na hi deha-bhrta sakyam 

tyaktum karmany asesatah 

yas tu karma-phala-tyagi 

sa tyagity abhidhiyate

Embodied cannot abandon action completely, (hence) he who abandons the fruits of action is known as tyagi. 

Shloka 12

anistam istam misram ca 

tri-vidham karmanah phalam 

bhavaty atyaginam pretya 

na tu sannyasinam kvacit

Desired, undesired and mixed are the threefold results of action for one who has not abandoned its fruits;  after departing; but for a sanyasi none whatsoever.