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BG 3.8 — 3.8 Do thou perform (thy) bounden duty, for action is superior to inaction and even the maintenance of the body would not be possible for thee by inaction. | Live Gita
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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||


।।3.8।। तुम (अपने) नियत (कर्तव्य) कर्म करो क्योंकि अकर्म से श्रेष्ठ कर्म है। तुम्हारे अकर्म होने से (तुम्हारा) शरीर निर्वाह भी नहीं सिद्ध होगा।।

Word-by-word meanings

3.8 नियतम् bounden (prescribed or obligatory)? कुरु perform? कर्म action? त्वम् thou? कर्म action? ज्यायः superior? हि for? अकर्मणः than inaction? शरीरयात्रा maintenance of the body? अपि even? च and? ते thy? न not? प्रसिद्ध्येत् would be possible? अकर्मणः by inaction.Commentary Niyatam Karma is an obligatory duty which one is bound to perform. Thenonperformance of the bounden duties causes demerit. The performance of the obligatory duties is not a means for the attainment of a specific result. T

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।3.8।।ऐसा होनेके कारण हे अर्जुन जो कर्म श्रुतिमें किसी फलके लिये नहीं बताया गया है ऐसे जिस कर्मका जो अधिकारी है उसके लिये वह नियत कर्म है उस नियत अर्थात् नित्य कर्मका तू आचरण कर क्योंकि कर्मोंके न करनेकी अपेक्षा कर्म करना परिणाममें बहुत श्रेष्ठ है। क्योंकि कुछ भी न करनेसे तो तेरी शरीरयात्रा भी नहीं चलेगी अर्थात् तेरे शरीरका निर्वाह भी नहीं होगा। इसलिये कर्म करने और न करनेमें जो अन्तर है वह संसारमें प्रत्यक्ष है।

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Swami Gambirananda

3.8 You perform the obligatory duties, for action is superior to inaction. And, through inaction, even the maintenance of your body will not be possible.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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