Bhagavad Gita 12.10
अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव।मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन् सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि।।
abhyāse ’py asamartho ’si mat-karma-paramo bhava mad-artham api karmāṇi kurvan siddhim avāpsyasi
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| abhyāse | abhyāse | in practice |
| api | api | if |
| asamarthaḥ | asamarthaḥ | unable |
| asi | asi | you |
| mat-karma paramaḥ | mat-karma paramaḥ | devotedly work for me |
| bhava | bhava | be |
| mat-artham | mat-artham | for my sake |
| api | api | also |
| karmāṇi | karmāṇi | work |
| kurvan | kurvan | performing |
| siddhim | siddhim | perfection |
| avāpsyasi | avāpsyasi | you shall achieve |
If you are unable to practice even this Abhyasa Yoga, be intent on doing actions for My sake; even by doing actions for My sake, you will attain perfection.
यदि तुम अभ्यास में भी असमर्थ हो तो मत्कर्म परायण बनो; इस प्रकार मेरे लिए कर्मों को करते हुए भी तुम सिद्धि को प्राप्त करोगे।।