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||
- 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
- prasidhyet
- is effected
- akarmaṇaḥ
- without work
Perform your prescribed duty, for doing so is better than not working. One cannot even maintain one’s physical body without work.