अकामस्य क्रिया काचिद्दृश्यते नेह कर्हिचित् ।
यद्यद्धि कुरुते जन्तुस्तत्तत्कामस्य चेष्टितम् ॥
akāmasya kriyā kācid dṛśyate neha karhicit |
yad yad dhi kurute jantus tat-tat-kāmasya ceṣṭitam ||
(Manu Smṛti: 2.4)
“No action whatsoever of a desireless person is observable anywhere here [i.e., in this world] since whatever a person does is an action of [i.e., motivated by] desire for that [i.e., for whatever object the action is related to].”