Chapter 3 Verse 35 of 43

• śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ
• para-dharmāt sv-anuṣṭhitāt
• sva-dharme nidhanaḿ śreyaḥ
• para-dharmo bhayāvahaḥ

Translation

It is far better to discharge one's prescribed duties, even though faultily, than another's duties perfectly. Destruction in the course of performing one's own duty is better than engaging in another's duties, for to follow another's path is dangerous.

Synonyms

• śreyān

  far better

• dharmaḥ

  one's prescribed duties

• viguṇaḥ

  even faulty

• dharmāt

  than duties mentioned for others

• anuṣṭhitāt

  perfectly done

• dharme

  in one's prescribed duties

• nidhanam

  destruction

• śreyaḥ

  better

• dharmaḥ

  duties prescribed for others

• āvahaḥ

  dangerous.

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