Shankaracharya's commentary, trans. Alladi Mahadeva Sastry (1897)
[1]Devoted each to his own duty, man attains perfection; how one, devoted to one's own duty, attains success, that do thou hear.
BG 18.45
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्य् अभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः । स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच् छृणु ॥
sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ saṃsiddhiṃ labhate naraḥ | sva-karma-nirataḥ siddhiṃ yathā vindati tac chṛṇu ||
"Devoted each to his own duty, a person attains complete perfection — hear how one so devoted finds siddhi."
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Swami Swarupananda, Srimad Bhagavad Gita (1909)
[4]Devoted each to his own duty, man attains the highest perfection. How engaged in his own duty, he attains perfection, that hear.
K.T. Telang, Sacred Books of the East Vol. 8 (1882)
[9]MISSING from index.
K.M. Ganguli, The Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva (1883–96)
[13]Every man, engaged in his own duties, attains to perfection. Hear now how one obtains perfection by application to his duties.