तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ | ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि ||१६-२४||
tasmācchāstraṃ pramāṇaṃ te kāryākāryavyavasthitau . jñātvā śāstravidhānoktaṃ karma kartumihārhasi ||16-24||
- tasmāt
- therefore
- śāstram
- the scriptures
- pramāṇam
- evidence
- te
- your
- kārya
- duty
- akārya
- and forbidden activities
- vyavasthitau
- in determining
- jñātvā
- knowing
- śāstra
- of scripture
- vidhāna
- the regulations
- uktam
- as declared
- karma
- work
- kartum
- do
- iha
- in this world
- arhasi
- you should
One should therefore understand what is duty and what is not duty by the regulations of the scriptures. Knowing such rules and regulations, one should act so that he may gradually be elevated.