कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः ।लोकसङ्ग्रहमेवापि सम्पश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि ॥
karmaṇaiva hi saṃsiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥ |lokasaṅgraham evāpi sampaśyan kartum arhasi ||
- कर्मणा · karmaṇā
- by action
- एव · eva
- alone, indeed
- हि · hi
- indeed, for
- संसिद्धिम् · saṃsiddhim
- perfection, fulfilment
- आस्थिताः · āsthitāḥ
- attained, reached
- जनकादयः · janakādayaḥ
- Janaka and others
- लोकसङ्ग्रहम् · lokasaṅgraham
- the welfare and guidance of the world
- एव · eva
- even, also
- अपि · api
- also
- सम्पश्यन् · sampaśyan
- considering, looking to
- कर्तुम् · kartum
- to do, to act
- अर्हसि · arhasi
- you ought
“By action alone Janaka and others reached perfection. And looking also to the welfare of the world, you ought to act.”
— Original plain-language translation
Precedent is cited: King Janaka, a ruler steeped in affairs, still won through. Then a second motive appears — lokasaṅgraha, holding the world together. Even the advanced act so that others are guided, not misled, by their example.
— Reader's notes (original)