Câu kệ 3.20

कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः ।

लोकसङ्ग्रहमेवापि सम्पश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि ॥

3.20

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karmaṇaiva hi saṃsiddhimāsthitā janakādayaḥ |

lokasaṅgrahamevāpi sampaśyankartumarhasi ||

Bởi Sanskrit System · Bản nháp máy · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Bản dịch

Janaka and others attained perfection verily by action only; even with a view to the protection of the masses thou shouldst perform action.

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Từng từ

through action
alone
indeed
perfection
attained
Janaka and others

the welfare of the world
also
even
considering
to act
you ought

Bởi Sanskrit System · Bản nháp máy · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Giảng giải

Krishna offers an example. King Janaka of Videha, famous in tradition as a sage who ruled a kingdom, reached perfection through action, without abandoning his duties. Krishna then introduces a new reason to act: lokasaṅgraha, the holding together of the world, the welfare and stability of society. Even if Arjuna had nothing personal to gain, his action would help keep the world in order. This idea becomes central in the following verses, where Krishna speaks about the influence of leaders and his own example.