BG - 3.23

यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः। मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।

yadi hyahaṁ na varteyaṁ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥ mama vartmānuvartante manuṣhyāḥ pārtha sarvaśhaḥ

• yadi - if
• hi - certainly
• aham - I
• na - not
• varteyam - thus engage
• jātu - ever
• karmaṇi - in the performance of prescribed duties
• atandritaḥ - carefully
• mama - my
• vartma - path
• anuvartante - follow
• manuṣhyāḥ - all men
• pārtha - Arjun, the son of Pritha
• sarvaśhaḥ - in all respects

Translation

For, should I not ever engage myself in action, unwearied, people would in every way follow my path, O Arjuna.

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