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अथाग्रे ऋषयः कर्माण् ईहन्ते ऽकर्महेतवे ।
ईहमानो हि पुरुषः प्रायो ऽनीहां प्रपद्यते ॥ १४ ॥
 
athagre rsayah karman-
ihante 'karma-hetave
ihamano hi purusah
prayo 'niham prapadyate
atha-therefore; agre-in the beginning; rsayah-all learned rsis, saintly persons; karmani-fruitive activities; ihante-execute; akarma-freedom from fruitive results; hetave-for the purpose of; ihamanah-engaging in such activities; hi-indeed; purusah-a person; prayah-almost always; aniham-liberation from karma; prapadyate-attains.