दुःखमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्त्यजेत् । स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत्
duḥkhamityeva yatkarma kāyakleśabhayāttyajet sa kṛtvā rājasaṃ tyāgaṃ naiva tyāgaphalaṃ labhet
Abandoning duty because it feels hard is a rajasic form of renunciation.
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