3. कर्मयोग

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Chapter 3. कर्मयोग, Verse 35

Chapter 3, Verse 35

Verse text

श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्। स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः।।3.35।।


Verse transliteration

śhreyān swa-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣhṭhitāt swa-dharme nidhanaṁ śhreyaḥ para-dharmo bhayāvahaḥ


Verse words
  1. śhreyān—better
  2. swa-dharmaḥ—personal duty
  3. viguṇaḥ—tinged with faults
  4. para-dharmāt—than another’s prescribed duties
  5. su-anuṣhṭhitāt—perfectly done
  6. swa-dharme—in one’s personal duties
  7. nidhanam—death
  8. śhreyaḥ—better
  9. para-dharmaḥ—duties prescribed for others
  10. bhaya-āvahaḥ—fraught with fear

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