BG 18.45
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः ।
स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु ॥
स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु ॥
sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ
saṁsiddhiṁ labhate naraḥ
sva-karma-nirataḥ siddhiṁ
yathā vindati tac chṛṇu
saṁsiddhiṁ labhate naraḥ
sva-karma-nirataḥ siddhiṁ
yathā vindati tac chṛṇu
Word-for-word meanings
abhirataḥ — assiduously absorbed; sve sve — in one’s own; karmaṇi — duties; naraḥ — a person; labhate — attains; saṁsiddhim — perfection; śṛṇu — please hear; tat — that [i.e., how]; yathā — in what manner; nirataḥ — one engaged; sva-karma — [in] his own duty; vindati — attains; siddhim — perfection.
Translation
Assiduously pursuing one’s own duties, a person attains perfection. Please hear how one engaged in his own duty attains perfection.