BG - 3.20

कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः। लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि।।3.20।।

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

• karmaṇā - by the performance of prescribed duties
• eva - only
• hi - certainly
• sansiddhim - perfection
• āsthitāḥ - attained
• janaka-ādayaḥ - King Janak and other kings
• loka-saṅgraham - for the welfare of the masses
• eva api - only
• sampaśhyan - considering
• kartum - to perform
• arhasi - you should
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Translation

Janaka and others attained perfection indeed through action alone; even with the intention of protecting the masses, you should perform action.

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