Bhagavad Gita 18.48
सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत्।सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः।।
saha-jaṁ karma kaunteya sa-doṣham api na tyajet sarvārambhā hi doṣheṇa dhūmenāgnir ivāvṛitāḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| saha-jam | saha-jam | born of one’s nature |
| karma | karma | duty |
| kaunteya | kaunteya | Arjun, the son of Kunti |
| sa-doṣham | sa-doṣham | with defects |
| api | api | even if |
| na tyajet | na tyajet | one should not abandon |
| sarva-ārambhāḥ | sarva-ārambhāḥ | all endeavors |
| hi | hi | indeed |
| doṣheṇa | doṣheṇa | with evil |
| dhūmena | dhūmena | with smoke |
| agniḥ | agniḥ | fire |
| iva | iva | as |
| āvṛitāḥ | āvṛitāḥ | veiled |
One should not, O Arjuna, abandon the duty to which one is born, though it may be faulty; for, all undertakings are enveloped by evil, just as fire is by smoke.
हे कौन्तेय ! दोषयुक्त होने पर भी सहज कर्म को नहीं त्यागना चाहिए; क्योंकि सभी कर्म दोष से आवृत होते है, जैसे धुयें से अग्नि।।