BG - 18.45

स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।

sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ sansiddhiṁ labhate naraḥ sva-karma-nirataḥ siddhiṁ yathā vindati tach chhṛiṇu

• sve sve - respectively
• karmaṇi - work
• abhirataḥ - fulfilling
• sansiddhim - perfection
• labhate - achieve
• naraḥ - a person
• sva-karma - to one’s own prescribed duty
• nirataḥ - engaged
• siddhim - perfection
• yathā - as
• vindati - attains
• tat - that
• śhṛiṇu - hear

Translation

Corrected: Each person devoted to their own duty attains perfection. How they attain perfection while being engaged in their own duty, hear now.

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