Bhagavad Gita · 2.40
॥
Devanāgarī
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते ।
स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nehābhikramanāśo 'sti pratyavāyo na vidyate |
svalpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
न इहna ihanot on this [path].
अभिक्रमनाशःabhikrama-nāśaḥthe loss (nāśa) of one’s undertaking (abhikrama), wasted effort.
अस्तिastithere is.
प्रत्यवायःpratyavāyaḥadverse consequences, harm, danger, sin.
न विद्यतेna vidyatedoes not exist, there is none.
स्वल्पम् अपिsvalpam apieven the slightest, even a little.
अस्यasyaof this.
धर्मस्यdharmasyaof dharma (the righteous path, the practice).
त्रायतेtrāyatesaves, protects.
महतःmahataḥfrom the great, from the greatest.
भयात्bhayātfear.
Translation
“On this path [of karma-yoga] there is no loss and no wasted effort, and there are no adverse consequences. Even the slightest advancement on this path saves one from the greatest fear.”
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