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Bhagavad Gita 3.20

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Sanskrit

कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः।

लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि

karmaṇaiva hi sansiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥ
loka-saṅgraham evāpi sampaśhyan kartum arhasi

yat yat: whatever;

ācarati: he does;

śreṣṭhaḥ: a respectable leader;

tat: that;

tat: and that alone;

eva: certainly;

itaraḥ: common;

janaḥ: person;

saḥ: he;

yat: whichever;

pramāṇam: example;

kurute: does perform;

lokaḥ: all the world;

tat: that;

anuvartate: follows in the footsteps .;

Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.

Selfless Action

Working hard in a team or organization without being driven only by personal credit or reward.