कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः | लोकसंग्रहमेवापि सम्पश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि ||३-२०||
karmaṇaiva hi saṃsiddhimāsthitā janakādayaḥ . lokasaṃgrahamevāpi sampaśyankartumarhasi ||3-20||
- karmaṇā
- by work
- eva
- even
- hi
- certainly
- saṁsiddhim
- in perfection
- āsthitāḥ
- situated
- janaka-ādayaḥ
- Janaka and other kings
- loka-saṅgraham
- the people in general
- eva api
- also
- sampaśyan
- considering
- kartum
- to act
- arhasi
- you deserve
- yat yat
- whatever
Kings such as Janaka attained perfection solely by performance of prescribed duties. Therefore, just for the sake of educating the people in general, you should perform your work.