यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः | मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ||३-२३||
yadi hyahaṃ na varteyaṃ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥ . mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ ||3-23||
- yadi
- if
- hi
- certainly
- aham
- I
- na
- do not
- varteyam
- thus engage
- jātu
- ever
- karmaṇi
- in the performance of prescribed duties
- atandritaḥ
- with great care
- mama
- My
- vartma
- path
- anuvartante
- would follow
- manuṣyāḥ
- all men
- pārtha
- O son of Pṛthā
- sarvaśaḥ
- in all respects
For if I ever failed to engage in carefully performing prescribed duties, O Pārtha, certainly all men would follow My path.