श्रेयान् स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् ।
स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मोदयादपिः ॥
३-३५ ॥
śreyān svadharmo viguṇaḥ paradharmātsvanuṣṭhitāt |
svadharme nidhanaṃ śreyaḥ paradharmodayādapiḥ ||
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Better is one's own dharma, though imperfect, than another's dharma well performed; better is death in one's own dharma — another's dharma, even when it prospers, brings danger.