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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः |
कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम् ||४-१५||
evaṃ jñātvā kṛtaṃ karma pūrvairapi mumukṣubhiḥ . kuru karmaiva tasmāttvaṃ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṃ kṛtam ||4-15||
Having known this, the ancient seekers after freedom also performed action; therefore do thou also perform action, as did the ancients in days of yore.
In simple words
Krishna tells Arjuna: "The seekers who came before you understood this truth — and they still acted. So you too should act, just as the wise people of ancient times did."
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