Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4/Verse 15

एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः ।
कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम् ॥४-१५॥

evaṃ jñātvā kṛtaṃ karma pūrvairapi mumukṣubhiḥ ।
kuru karmaiva tasmāttvaṃ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṃ kṛtam ॥4-15॥

Thus, having known, even action was done by the ancients desirous of release. Therefore, indeed, you must engage in action, as done previously by the ancients.


Word-for-word translations

evam (adverb) (indeclinable) = thus

jñātvā (gerund) (indeclinable) = having known

kṛtam (past passive participle, neuter, accusative, singular) = was done

karma (neuter, accusative, singular) = action

pūrvais (masculine, instrumental, plural) = by the ancients

api (adverb) (indeclinable) = even 

mumukṣubhis (adjective) (masculine, instrumental, plural) = by desirous of release

kuru (imperative, 2nd person, singular) = you must engage!

karma (neuter, accusative, singular) = action

eva (adverb) (indeclinable) = indeed

tasmāt (masculine, ablative, singular) = therefore

tvam (pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular) = you

pūrvais (masculine, instrumental, plural) = by the ancients

pūrvataram (comparative) = previously

kṛtam (past passive participle, neuter, accusative, singular) = as done