3.23 यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः। मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः
yadi hy
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!
3.25 सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत। कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्चिकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्
saktāḥ karmaṇy
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saktāḥ—attached;karmaṇi—duties;avidvānsaḥ—the ignorant;yathā—as much as;kurvanti—act;bhārata—scion of Bharat (Arjun);kuryāt—should do;vidvān—the wise;tathā—thus;asaktaḥ—unattached;chikīrṣhuḥ—wishing;loka-saṅgraham—welfare of the world
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Therefore, just as the unwise persons, being attached to action, do, O son of Prtha, so the wise should perform, but being unattached and desiring to hold the world together.
As the ignorant act, because of their fondness for action, so should the wise act without such attachment, fixing their eyes, O Arjuna, only on the welfare of the world.
Just as the ignorant, attached to their work, act, O Arjuna, so too the learned should act without any attachment, and only for the welfare of the world.
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, as the unenlightened people act with attachment to work, so should the enlightened person act, without attachment, being desirous of the prevention of people from going astray.
As the ignorant men act from attachment to action, O Bharata (Arjuna), so should the wise act without attachment, wishing the welfare of the world!
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कर्मयोग
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga
karmayoga
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3.24 उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्। सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः
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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.
