Chapter 3, Verse 23
Text
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः | मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ||३-२३||
Transliteration
yadi hyahaṃ na varteyaṃ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥ . mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ ||3-23||
Translations
In English by Swami Sivananda
3.23 For, should I not ever engage Myself in action, unwearied, men would in every way follow My path, O Arjuna.
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In English by Swami Sivananda
3.23 यदि if, हि surely, अहम् I, न not, वर्तेयम् engage Myself in action, जातु ever, कर्मणि in action, अतन्द्रितः unwearied, मम My, वर्त्म path, अनुवर्तन्ते follow, मनुष्याः men, पार्थ O Partha, सर्वशः in every way.Commentary If I remain inactive, people also will imitate Me and keep iet. They will all become Tamasic and pass into a state of inertia.