Bhagavad Gita · 3.20
॥
Devanāgarī
कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः ।
लोकसङ्ग्रहमेवापि सम्पश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
karmaṇaiva hi saṁsiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥ |
lokasaṅgraham evāpi sampaśyan kartum arhasi ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
कर्मणा एवkarmaṇā evaby action alone, only through action.
हिhiindeed, for.
संसिद्धिम्saṁsiddhimperfection.
आस्थिताःāsthitāḥattained.
जनकादयःjanaka-ādayaḥJanaka and other [kings].
लोकसङ्ग्रहम्loka-saṅgrahamthe welfare (saṅgraham) of the world (loka), the maintenance of social order.
एव अपिeva apialso, as well.
सम्पश्यन्sampaśyanseeing, taking into account.
कर्तुम्kartumto act.
अर्हसिarhasiyou ought, it behooves you.
Translation
“Indeed, kings such as Janaka attained perfection precisely through this divine action (karma-yoga). Therefore, seeing in it also a means of maintaining the welfare of the world, you ought to act.”
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