Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 23
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः । मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः
yadi hyahaṃ na varteyaṃ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥ | mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ
Translation
For, should I not ever engage in action, unwearied, men would in all matters follow My path, O son of Pṛthā.
— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Word meanings
- yadi
- if
- hi
- indeed
- aham
- I
- na
- not
- varteyam
- should exist
- jātu
- (always)
- karmaṇi
- in action
- atandritaḥ
- unwearied
- mama
- my
- vartma
- path
- anuvartante
- follow
- manuṣyāḥ
- men
- pārtha
- O Pārtha
- sarvaśaḥ
- everywhere
Śaṅkarācārya's commentary
My: I being the chief among men.