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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 48 (18.48) means: Do not give up the work you are born to, Arjuna, even if it is flawed. Every undertaking has some flaw, as fire is wrapped in smoke.
सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत्।सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः।।18.48।।
saha-jaṁ karma kaunteya sa-doṣham api na tyajet sarvārambhā hi doṣheṇa dhūmenāgnir ivāvṛitāḥ
Do not give up the work you are born to, Arjuna, even if it is flawed. Every undertaking has some flaw, as fire is wrapped in smoke.
अर्जुन, जिस कर्म के लिए तुम जन्मे हो उसे मत छोड़ो, भले ही वह दोषपूर्ण हो। हर उद्यम में कोई न कोई दोष होता है, जैसे आग धुएँ में लिपटी होती है।
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It is verse 48 of Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 78 verses in total.
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