Verse 3.20

कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः। लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि।।3.20।।

— Sanskrit (gita/gita data/verse.json)

karmaṇaiva hi sansiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥ loka-saṅgraham evāpi sampaśhyan kartum arhasi

— Transliteration (gita/gita data/verse.json)

Janaka and others attained perfection indeed through action alone; even with the intention of protecting the masses, you should perform action.

— English — Swami Sivananda (praneshp1org/Bhagavad-Gita-JSON-data translation.json)

।।3.20।। राजा जनक-जैसे अनेक महापुरुष भी कर्मके द्वारा ही परमसिद्धिको प्राप्त हुए हैं। इसलिये लोकसंग्रहको देखते हुए भी तू (निष्कामभावसे) कर्म करनेके योग्य है।

— Hindi — Swami Ramsukhdas (praneshp1org/Bhagavad-Gita-JSON-data translation.json)

karmaṇā—by the performance of prescribed duties; eva—only; hi—certainly; sansiddhim—perfection; āsthitāḥ—attained; janaka-ādayaḥ—King Janak and other kings; loka-saṅgraham—for the welfare of the masses; eva api—only; sampaśhyan—considering; kartum—to perform; arhasi—you should;

— Word meanings (gita/gita data/verse.json)