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BG 18.45

स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः
स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु

sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ
saṃsiddhiṃ labhate naraḥ
svakarmanirataḥ siddhiṃ
yathā vindati tac chṛṇu

SYNONYMS

sve sve: to his own | karmaṇi: duty | abhirataḥ: Devoted | saṃsiddhim: perfection | labhate: attains | naraḥ: man | sva-karma-nirataḥ: one devoted to his own duty | siddhim: perfection | yathā: how | vindati: attains | tat: that | śṛṇu: Hear now |

TRANSLATION

Devoted to his duty, man attains perfection. Hear now how one devoted to his own duty attains perfection.

PURPORT

When one is devoted to his own duty in a way mentioned earlier, he attains perfection i.e., the supreme state. When a person is devoted to his duty, how he attains perfection, i.e., attains the supreme state, listen.