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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

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
evamevamthus
jñātvājñātvāknowing
kṛitamkṛitamperformed
karmakarmaactions
pūrvaiḥpūrvaiḥof ancient times
apiapiindeed
mumukṣhubhiḥmumukṣhubhiḥseekers of liberation
kurukurushould perform
karmakarmaduty
evaevacertainly
tasmāttasmāttherefore
tvamtvamyou
pūrvaiḥpūrvaiḥof those ancient sages
pūrva-tarampūrva-taramin ancient times
kṛitamkṛitamperformed

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।।