Bhagavad Gita · 4.15
॥
Devanāgarī
एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः ।
कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
evaṁ jñātvā kṛtaṁ karma pūrvair api mumukṣubhiḥ |
kuru karmaiva tasmāt tvaṁ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṁ kṛtam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
एवम्evamthus, in this way
ज्ञात्वाjñātvāknowing, having understood
कृतम्kṛtamwas performed
कर्मkarmaactivity
पूर्वैः अपिpūrvaiḥ apialso by the ancient [sages]
मुमुक्षुभिःmumukṣubhiḥby those who sought liberation
कुरुkuruperform, do
कर्म एवkarma evaactivity itself
तस्मात्tasmāttherefore
त्वम्tvamyou
पूर्वैःpūrvaiḥby the ancients
पूर्वतरम्pūrvataramfrom ancient times
कृतम्kṛtamperformed
Translation
“Knowing this, the sages of old, who sought liberation, also performed their activity. Therefore you too should act, following their example, as it was done in ancient times.”
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