Gita Verse 3.8

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 3, Verse 8

Sanskrit Verse

नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।

Transliteration

niyataṁ kuru karma tvaṁ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ

śharīra-yātrāpi cha te na prasiddhyed akarmaṇaḥ

Word meanings

niyatam—constantly; kuru—perform; karma—Vedic duties; tvam—you; karma—action; jyāyaḥ—superior; hi—certainly; akarmaṇaḥ—than inaction; śharīra—bodily; yātrā—maintenance; api—even; cha—and; te—your; na prasiddhyet—would not be possible; akarmaṇaḥ—inaction

Swami Sivananda's translation

Perform your bounden duty, for action is superior to inaction, and even the maintenance of the body would not be possible for you through inaction.

See also: Commandments in Bhagavad Gita

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 3