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Bhagavad Gītā 3.23, word by word
BG 3.23
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः। मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः
yadi hyahaṁ na varteyaṁ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥ mama vartmānuvartante manuṣhyāḥ pārtha sarvaśhaḥ
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In English
Were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be inclined to do the same.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
For, should I not ever engage myself in action, unwearied, people would in every way follow my path, O Arjuna.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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