Adhyāya 3Ch 3•Verse 4
"Not by merely abstaining from work can one achieve..."
Adhyāya 3 • Shloka 4
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते | न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति || ४ ||
na karmaṇām anārambhān naiṣkarmyaṃ puruṣo 'śnute | na ca saṃnyasanād eva siddhiṃ samadhigacchati || 4 ||
"Not by merely abstaining from work can one achieve freedom from reaction, nor by renunciation alone can one attain perfection."