Bhagavad Gita 3.35

Chapter 3 progress: 35 / 43

Sanskrit

श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।

स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः

Transliteration

śhreyān swa-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣhṭhitāt
swa-dharme nidhanaṁ śhreyaḥ para-dharmo bhayāvahaḥ

Synonyms

arjunaḥ uvāca: Arjuna said;

atha: then;

kena: by what;

prayuktaḥ: impelled;

ayam: one;

pāpam: sins;

carati: does;

pūruṣaḥ: a man;

anicchan: without desiring;

api: although;

vārṣṇeya: O descendant of Vṛṣṇi;

balāt: by force;

iva: as if;

niyojitaḥ: engaged .;

English Meaning

Arjuna said: O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, by what is one impelled to sinful acts, even unwillingly, as if engaged by force?

Life Theme

Selfless Action

Life Application

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

Scroll to Top