Shreyan Svadharmo Vigunah (Bhagavad Gita 3.35) — Complete Lyrics
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।
स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः॥
śhreyān swa-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣhṭhitāt
swa-dharme nidhanaṁ śhreyaḥ para-dharmo bhayāvahaḥ
It is far better to perform one's own duty, even imperfectly, than to perform another's duty perfectly. Even death in the course of one's own duty is better; to follow another's path is perilous and fraught with fear.
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