Chapter 3: Karma Yoga
8Bhagavad Gita Verse 3.8
Sanskrit Shloka • मूल संस्कृत श्लोक
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः । शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः ॥ ३.८ ॥
हिन्दी भावार्थ (Hindi Translation)
तू शास्त्रविहित कर्तव्यकर्म कर; क्योंकि कर्म न करनेकी अपेक्षा कर्म करना श्रेष्ठ है तथा कर्म न करनेसे तेरा शरीर- निर्वाह भी नहीं सिद्ध होगा|
English Translation & Meaning
Perform the actions that you have been obliged to perform, or that have been prescribed for you. Action is always better than inaction, If one is inactive, he cannot live, simply because he is not performing the action of maintaining his body.
Ch 3 • Verse 8 of 43