Shankaracharya's commentary, trans. Alladi Mahadeva Sastry (1897)
[1]But the man who rejoices only in the Self, who is satisfied with the Self, and is content in the Self only — for him nothing remains to be done.
BG 3.17
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः । आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते ॥
yas tv ātma-ratir eva syād ātma-tṛptaś ca mānavas | ātmany eva ca santuṣṭas tasya kāryaṃ na vidyate ||
"The fully self-realized person has no binding duty — their joy, satisfaction, and fullness come entirely from within."
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Swami Swarupananda, Srimad Bhagavad Gita (1909)
[4]But the man who rejoices only in the Self, who is satisfied with the Self, who is content in the Self alone — for him there is no work that needs to be done.
William Quan Judge, The Bhagavad Gita (1890)
[6]But for the man who rejoices in the Self alone, who is satisfied with the Self, who is content in the Self — for him there is no work.
Sir Edwin Arnold, The Song Celestial (1885)
[7]But for that man who rests and is content Within his soul, rejoicing in his soul, Who dwells self-satisfied, — for him there is No task to do.
K.T. Telang, Sacred Books of the East Vol. 8 (1882)
[9]But for the man who is devoted only to the Self, who is satisfied with the Self, who is content in the Self alone — for him no duty exists.