Chapter 3 Verse 8 of 43

• niyataḿ kuru karma tvaḿ
• karma jyāyo hy akarmaṇaḥ
• śarīra-yātrāpi ca te
• na prasiddhyed akarmaṇaḥ

Translation

Perform your prescribed duty, for doing so is better than not working. One cannot even maintain one's physical body without work.

Synonyms

• niyatam

  prescribed

• kuru

  do

• karma

  duties

• tvam

  you

• karma

  work

• jyāyaḥ

  better

• hi

  certainly

• akarmaṇaḥ

  than no work

• śarīra

  bodily

• yātrā

  maintenance

• api

  even

• ca

  also

• te

  your

• na

  never

• prasiddhyet

  is effected

• akarmaṇaḥ

  without work.

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