Bhagavad Gita 3.24
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्। सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः।।
utsīdeyur ime lokā na kuryāṁ karma ched aham sankarasya cha kartā syām upahanyām imāḥ prajāḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| utsīdeyuḥ | utsīdeyuḥ | would perish |
| ime | ime | all these |
| lokāḥ | lokāḥ | worlds |
| na | na | not |
| kuryām | kuryām | I perform |
| karma | karma | prescribed duties |
| chet | chet | if |
| aham | aham | I |
| sankarasya | sankarasya | of uncultured population |
| cha | cha | and |
| kartā | kartā | responsible |
| syām | syām | would be |
| upahanyām | upahanyām | would destroy |
| imāḥ | imāḥ | all these |
| prajāḥ | prajāḥ | living entities |
These worlds would perish if I did not perform action; I would be the author of confusion of castes and destruction of these beings.
यदि मैं कर्म न करूँ, तो ये समस्त लोक नष्ट हो जायेंगे; और मैं वर्णसंकर का कर्ता तथा इस प्रजा का हनन करने वाला होऊँगा।।