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The Path of Action
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः। शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः
niyataṁ kuru karma tvaṁ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ śharīra-yātrāpi cha te na prasiddhyed akarmaṇaḥ
Do your duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if one remained inactive.
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
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