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Bhagavad Gita 3.20

कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः। लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि।।

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

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
karmaṇākarmaṇāby the performance of prescribed duties
evaevaonly
hihicertainly
sansiddhimsansiddhimperfection
āsthitāḥāsthitāḥattained
janaka-ādayaḥjanaka-ādayaḥKing Janak and other kings
loka-saṅgrahamloka-saṅgrahamfor the welfare of the masses
eva apieva apionly
sampaśhyansampaśhyanconsidering
kartumkartumto perform
arhasiarhasiyou should

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

जनकादि (ज्ञानी जन) भी कर्म द्वारा ही संसिद्धि को प्राप्त हुये लोक संग्रह (लोक रक्षण) को भी देखते हुये;  तुम कर्म करने योग्य हो।।