Bhagavad-gītā 3.4
BG 3.4
Open the full passageन कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते । न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति ॥४॥
Sanskrit
na karmaṇām anārambhān naiṣkarmyaṁ puruṣo 'śnute na ca sannyasanād eva siddhiṁ samadhigacchati
Translation
Not by merely abstaining from work can one achieve freedom from reaction, nor by renunciation alone can one attain perfection.