tri-vidham phalam (iti)–These three kinds of fruits; karmaṇaḥ–of action; bhavati–remain; pretya–after death; atyāginām–for those who desire material enjoyment: aniṣṭam–undesirable (low or hellish birth); iṣṭam–desirable (high or godly birth); miśram cha–and mixed (human birth); tu–but; na (bhavati)–these fruits do not ensue; kvachit–at any time; sannyāsinām–for those who are sannyāsī, renounced. [12]

After death, the three kinds of fruits of actions—good, bad, and mixed—accrue to those who have worldly desires, but never to those who are renounced.