Verset 3.22

न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन ।

नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि ॥

3.22

Translittération

na me pārthāsti kartavyaṃ triṣu lokeṣu kiñcana |

nānavāptamavāptavyaṃ varta eva ca karmaṇi ||

Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Traduction

There is nothing in the three worlds, O Arjuna, that should be done by Me, nor is there anything unattained that should be attained; yet I engage Myself in action.

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Mot à mot

not
for me
O Partha (Arjuna)
there is
duty
in the three
worlds
any

nothing
unattained
to be attained
I engage
still
and
in action

Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explication

Krishna now points to himself. Nothing in the three worlds is binding on him, and there is nothing he lacks or needs to gain. Yet he continues to act. This is the first time in the dialogue that Krishna speaks openly of his own exalted status, hinting at the divine identity that later chapters will make explicit. The example is powerful: if even one who has nothing to gain keeps acting, then action cannot be inherently opposed to freedom. It can be an expression of fullness rather than need.