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Bhagavad Gītā 4.12

BG 4.12

काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः। क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा

kāṅkṣhantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhiṁ yajanta iha devatāḥ kṣhipraṁ hi mānuṣhe loke siddhir bhavati karmajā

Those who seek success worship the Powers, and their actions in this world bear immediate fruit.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

Those who long for success in action in this world sacrifice to the gods; for success is quickly attained by men through action.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

Word meanings (from the gita/gita dataset)

kāṅkṣhantaḥ—desiring; karmaṇām—material activities; siddhim—success; yajante—worship; iha—in this world; devatāḥ—the celestial gods; kṣhipram—quickly; hi—certainly; mānuṣhe—in human society; loke—within this world; siddhiḥ—rewarding; bhavati—manifest; karma-jā—from material activities

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Cite as: Bhagavad Gītā 4.12, in HREEM (hreem.cc/library/BG/4.12), after https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/gita/gita@main (gita/gita on GitHub, Unlicense).

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https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/gita/gita@main (gita/gita on GitHub, Unlicense)

Dataset: Unlicense (public domain dedication). Translations: see per-translation licence.

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