सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत् | सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः ||१८-४८||
sahajaṃ karma kaunteya sadoṣamapi na tyajet . sarvārambhā hi doṣeṇa dhūmenāgnirivāvṛtāḥ ||18-48||
Chapter 18 · Verse 48
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
In plain words
Sahajam Born with oneself born with the birth of man. Sadosham Faculty for everything is constituted of the three Gunas. All undertakings Ones own as well as others duties.
Translation
18.48 One should not relinish one's works, O Arjuna, though it may be imperfect; for, all enterprises are enveloped by imperfections as fire by smoke.
Meaning
Sahajam Born with oneself born with the birth of man. Sadosham Faculty for everything is constituted of the three Gunas. All undertakings Ones own as well as others duties. If a Vaisya or a Kshatriya does the duties of a Brahmana he will not in any way be benefited. Anothers duty brings in fear. Therefore it is not proper to perform anothers duty. It is not possible for any man who has no knowledge of the Self to relinish action totally therefore he should not abandon action.
Word by word
सहजम् which is born कर्म action कौन्तेय O Kaunteya सदोषम् with fault अपि even न not त्यजेत् (one) should abandon सर्वारम्भाः all undertakings हि for दोषेण by evil धूमेन by smoke अग्निः fire इव like आवृताः are enveloped.