Bhagavad Gita 4.15
एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः। कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम्।।
evaṁ jñātvā kṛitaṁ karma pūrvair api mumukṣhubhiḥ kuru karmaiva tasmāttvaṁ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṁ kṛitam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| evam | evam | thus |
| jñātvā | jñātvā | knowing |
| kṛitam | kṛitam | performed |
| karma | karma | actions |
| pūrvaiḥ | pūrvaiḥ | of ancient times |
| api | api | indeed |
| mumukṣhubhiḥ | mumukṣhubhiḥ | seekers of liberation |
| kuru | kuru | should perform |
| karma | karma | duty |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| tasmāt | tasmāt | therefore |
| tvam | tvam | you |
| pūrvaiḥ | pūrvaiḥ | of those ancient sages |
| pūrva-taram | pūrva-taram | in ancient times |
| kṛitam | kṛitam | performed |
Having known this, the ancient seekers of freedom also performed action; therefore, do thou also perform action, as the ancients did in days of yore.
पूर्व के मुमुक्ष पुरुषों द्वारा भी इस प्रकार जानकर ही कर्म किया गया है; इसलिये तुम भी पूर्वजों द्वारा सदा से किये हुए कर्मों को ही करो।।