BG - 3.8

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

niyataṁ kuru karma tvaṁ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ śharīra-yātrāpi cha te na prasiddhyed akarmaṇaḥ

• 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

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.

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