श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् |\nस्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः ||३-३५||
śreyānsvadharmo viguṇaḥ paradharmātsvanuṣṭhitāt .\nsvadharme nidhanaṃ śreyaḥ paradharmo bhayāvahaḥ ||3-35||
It is far better to perform one’s natural prescribed duty, though tinged with faults, than to perform another’s prescribed duty, though perfectly. In fact, it is preferable to die in the discharge of one’s duty, than to follow the path of another, which is fraught with danger.