Karma Yoga

Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 3

Bhagavad Gita 3.8

BG 3.8

नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः |
शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः ||३-८||

niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ .
śarīrayātrāpi ca te na prasiddhyedakarmaṇaḥ ||3-8||

Translation

Perform the action required of you. Action is better than inaction; without action you could not even maintain your body.

हिन्दी अनुवाद

अपना नियत कर्म करो; कर्म न करने से कर्म करना अच्छा है। कर्म किए बिना तुम्हारे शरीर का निर्वाह भी नहीं होगा।

Study the SanskritWord-by-word 11 phrases
niyataṃ
required, prescribed
kuru
perform
karma
action
tvaṃ
you
karma
action
jyāyo
is better
hyakarmaṇaḥ
indeed than inaction
śarīrayātrāpi
even the maintenance of the body
ca
and
te
your
na prasiddhyedakarmaṇaḥ
would not be possible without action

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