swa-dharmaḥ
- one’s duty in accordance with the Vedas
- personal duty
- in one’s personal duties
- one’s own prescribed occupational duty
Also appears as swa-dharmam, swa-dharme
In 3 verses
- 2.31
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि
swa-dharmam — one’s duty in accordance with the Vedas
And considering your own duty, you should not waver. For a warrior there is nothing better than a rightful fight.
- 3.35
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्
swa-dharmaḥ — personal duty
Better your own work done imperfectly than another's done well. Better to die in your own work than to live in someone else's.
- 18.47
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्
swa-dharmaḥ — one’s own prescribed occupational duty
Better your own work done imperfectly than another's done well. One who does the work born of their own nature takes on no fault.