3.22 न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन। नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि
na me pārth
Word meanings
na—not;me—mine;pārtha—Arjun;asti—is;kartavyam—duty;triṣhu—in the three;lokeṣhu—worlds;kiñchana—any;na—not;anavāptam—to be attained;avāptavyam—to be gained;varte—I am engaged;eva—yet;cha—also;karmaṇi—in prescribed duties
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O son of Prtha! For Me, there is nothing to be done in the three worlds, nor is there anything yet to be attained; and yet I am engaged in action.
There is nothing in this universe, O Arjuna, that I am compelled to do, nor anything for Me to attain; yet I am persistently active.
For me, Arjuna, there is nothing in all the three worlds which ought to be done, nor is there anything unacquired that ought to be acquired. Yet I go on working.
In all the three worlds, O Partha, there is no duty whatsoever for Me (to fulfil); nothing remains unachieved or to be achieved. [According to S. the translation of this portion is: There is nothing unattained that should be attained.-Tr.] (Still) do I continue in action.
There is nothing in the three worlds, O Arjuna, that should be done by Me, nor is there anything unattained that should be attained; yet I engage Myself in action!
3.24 उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्। सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः
utsīdeyur
Word meanings
utsīdeyuḥ—would perish;ime—all these;lokāḥ—worlds;na—not;kuryām—I perform;karma—prescribed duties;chet—if;aham—I;sankarasya—of uncultured population;cha—and;kartā—responsible;syām—would be;upahanyām—would destroy;imāḥ—all these;prajāḥ—living entities
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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These worlds would perish if I were not to perform action; and I would be the cause of confusion; I would destroy these people.
And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I should lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow.
If I do not do work, these men would be lost; and I will be causing chaos in life and thereby ruining all these people.
These worlds will be ruined if I do not perform action. And I shall become the agent of intermingling (of castes), and shall be destroying these beings.
These worlds would perish if I did not perform action; I should be the author of confusion of castes and destruction of these beings.
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कर्मयोग
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga
karmayoga
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3.23 यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः। मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः
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Word meanings
yadi—if;hi—certainly;aham—I;na—not;varteyam—thus engage;jātu—ever;karmaṇi—in the performance of prescribed duties;atandritaḥ—carefully;mama—my;vartma—path;anuvartante—follow;manuṣhyāḥ—all men;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;sarvaśhaḥ—in all respects
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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For, if I were ever not to work unwearied, all men would follow My path, O son of Prtha!
For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise.
If I did not continue to work unwearied, O Arjuna, men would follow my path.
For, O Partha, if at any time I do not continue [Ast. and A.A. read varteya instead of varteyam.-Tr.] vigilantly in action, men will follow My path in ever way.
For, should I not ever engage Myself in action, unwearied, men would in every way follow My path, O Arjuna!
