Bhagavad Gita 3.22

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Sanskrit

न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन।

नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि

Transliteration

na me pārthāsti kartavyaṁ triṣhu lokeṣhu kiñchana
nānavāptam avāptavyaṁ varta eva cha karmaṇi

Synonyms

yadi: if;

hi: certainly;

aham: I;

na: do not;

varteyam: thus engage;

jātu: ever;

karmaṇi: in the performance of prescribed duties;

atandritaḥ: with great care;

mama: My;

vartma: path;

anuvartante: would follow;

manuṣyāḥ: all men;

pārtha: O son of Pṛthā;

sarvaśaḥ: in all respects .;

English Meaning

For if I ever failed to engage in carefully performing prescribed duties, O Pārtha, certainly all men would follow My path.

Life Theme

Selfless Action

Life Application

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

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