Chapter 12, Verse 10
अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव। मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन् सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि।।12.10।।
abhyāse'pyasamartho'si matkarmaparamo bhava. madarthamapi karmāṇi kurvan siddhimavāpsyasi৷৷12.10৷৷
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- अभ्यासे
- in practice (i.e., in the practice of meditation/yoga)
- अपि
- even/also
- असमर्थः
- unable/incapable
- असि
- you are
- मत्कर्मपरमः
- one who has My work as the highest (goal)
- भव
- become/be
- मदर्थम्
- for My sake
- अपि
- even
- कर्माणि
- actions/works
- कुर्वन्
- doing/performing
- सिद्धिम्
- perfection/success
- अवाप्स्यसि
- you shall attain
Commentary
io. (If) thou art not equal to practise either, then be thou intent on (doing) actions for My sake*
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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अभ्यासे
अपि
असमर्थः
असि
मत्कर्मपरमः
भव
मदर्थम्
अपि
कर्माणि
कुर्वन्
सिद्धिम्
अवाप्स्यसि
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