Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 8
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 3 श्लोक 8

नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।
शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
3.8. You must perform your action which has been enjoined.  For, action is superior to inaction; and even the maintenance of your body could not be properly accomplished through inaction.


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
3.8 Niyatam etc.  you must perform action which has been enjoined i.e., prescribed in the scriptures. For, even the just subsistence of body depends on action.	
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Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 3.8Niyatam kuru karma twam karma jyaayo hyakarmanah;
Shareerayaatraapi cha te na prasiddhyed akarmanah.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 3.8niyatam—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