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नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि।।3.22।।
 

English Commentary By Swami Sivananda

3.22 न not, मे my, पार्थ O Partha, अस्ति is, कर्तव्यम् to be done (duty), त्रिषु in the three, लोकेषु worlds, किञ्चन anything, न not, अनवाप्तम् unattained, अवाप्तव्यम् to be attained, वर्ते am, एव also, च and, कर्मणि in action.

Commentary:
I am the Lord of the universe and therefore I have no personal grounds to engage. Myself in action. I have nothing to achieve as I have all divine wealth, as the wealth of the universe is Mine, and yet I engage Myself in action.Why do you not follow My example Why do you not endeavour to prevent the masses from following the wrong path by setting an example yourself If you set an example, people will follow you as you are a leader with noble alities.

English Translation By Swami Adidevananda

3.22 For me, Arjuna, there is nothing in all the three worlds which ought to be done, nor is there anything unacired that ought to be acired. Yet I go on working.

English Translation By Swami Gambirananda

3.22 In all the three worlds, O Partha, there is no duty whatsoever for Me (to fulfil); nothing remains unachieved or to be achieved. [According to S. the translation of this portion is: There is nothing unattained that should be attained.-Tr.] (Still) do I continue in action.

English Translation By Swami Sivananda

3.22 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.

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

3.22 O Partha, na asti, there is no; kartavyam, duty; kincana, whatsoever; me, for Me (to fulfill); even trisu lokesu, in all the three worlds. Why? There is na anavaptam, nothing (that remains) unachieved; or avaptavyam, to be achieved. Still varte eva, do I continue; karmani, in action.

English Translation of Abhinavgupta's Sanskrit Commentary By Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

3.21-22 Yad yad acarati etc. Na me etc. The Bhagavat cities Himself as an example to illustrate the idea that to favour the world is the [only] purpose for such a person to exert in action, eventhough he has already attained whatever is to be attained, and is fully satisfied in his mind.

English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Adidevananda

3.22 For Me, who is the Lord of all, who has all desires fulfilled, who is omniscient, whose will is always true, and who, at My own will, remains in the three worlds in the forms of gods, men and such other beings, there is nothing whatever to achieve. Therefore though there is for Me nothing 'unacired', i.e., nothing yet to be acired by work, I go on working for the protection of the world.

English Translation By By Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

3.22. O son of Prtha ! For Me, in the three worlds there is nothing that must be done; nor is there any thing unattained [so far] to be attained; and yet I exert in action.

English Translation by Shri Purohit Swami

3.22 There is nothing in this universe, O Arjuna, that I am compelled to do, nor anything for Me to attain; yet I am persistently active.