Better your own path done poorly than another's done well.

What it means

Living someone else's life skillfully is worth less than living your own imperfectly. Your duty and nature are yours to work out. Stop borrowing other people's roads.

The source

"Better your own path done poorly than another's done well." Bhagavad Gita said it in Bhagavad Gita 3.35. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

"श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्"

Original Sanskrit, Bhagavad Gita 3.35. Text read at sa.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BC). Seven hundred Sanskrit verses from the Mahabharata in which Krishna counsels the warrior Arjuna on the eve of battle. It teaches action without attachment to results.

Questions

What does "Better your own path done poorly than another's done well." mean?

Living someone else's life skillfully is worth less than living your own imperfectly. Your duty and nature are yours to work out. Stop borrowing other people's roads.

Who said "Better your own path done poorly than another's done well."?

Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BC). Source: Bhagavad Gita 3.35.

What is the original Sanskrit?

श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

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