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The Path of Action
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः। मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः
yadi hyahaṁ na varteyaṁ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥ mama vartmānuvartante manuṣhyāḥ pārtha sarvaśhaḥ
For if I were not to engage tirelessly in action at any time, O Partha, men would follow My path in every way.
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
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