BG 4.15
एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः ।
कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम् ॥
कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम् ॥
evaṁ jñātvā kṛtaṁ karma pūrvair api mumukṣubhiḥ
kuru karmaiva tasmāt tvaṁ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṁ kṛtam
kuru karmaiva tasmāt tvaṁ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṁ kṛtam
Word-for-word meanings
evam — this; jñātvā — being known; karma — action; kṛtam — was participated in; api — even; pūrvaiḥ — by the ancient; mumukṣubhiḥ — seekers of liberation; tasmāt — therefore; tvam — you [too]; kuru — should perform; karma eva — such actions; kṛtam — as carried out; pūrvaiḥ — by the ancients; pūrva-taram — in the past.
Translation
Knowing this, even the ancient seekers of liberation participated in action. Therefore, you too should perform such actions as carried out by the ancients in former times.