Bhagavad Gita 18.48
Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyasa Yoga (Liberation Through Renunciation) · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत् ।सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः ॥
sahajaṃ karma kaunteya sadoṣamapi na tyajet |sarvārambhā hi doṣeṇa dhūmenāgnirivāvṛtāḥ ||
Meaning of Gita 18.48 in English
Do not give up the work that suits your nature, even if it has some flaws. Every undertaking has some fault in it, just as fire is always covered by some smoke.
गीता 18.48 का हिंदी अर्थ
अपने स्वभाव से मिला कर्म दोषयुक्त हो तो भी उसे नहीं छोड़ना चाहिए। हर काम में कुछ न कुछ कमी होती है, जैसे आग धुएँ से ढकी रहती है।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.