SYNONYMS
saktah–being attached; karmani–prescribed duties; avidvamsah–the ignorant; yatha–as much as; kurvanti–do it; bharata–O descendant of Bharata; kuryat–must do; vidvan–the learned; tatha–thus; asaktah–without attachment; cikirsuh–desiring to; loka-sangraham–leading the people in general.

TRANSLATION
As the ignorant perform their duties with attachment to results, similarly the learned may also act, but without attachment, for the sake of leading people on the right path.