{
  "id": "gita/3.8",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/gita/3.8/",
  "work": {
    "key": "gita",
    "title": "Bhagavad Gītā"
  },
  "ref": "3.8",
  "speaker": "Śrī Kṛṣṇa to Arjuna",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः ।\nशरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः ॥ ३.८ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ |\nśarīrayātrāpi ca te na prasiddhyedakarmaṇaḥ ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "niyatam kuru karma tvam",
      "meaning": "you perform prescribed action",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "karma jyāyaḥ",
      "meaning": "action is better",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "hi akarmaṇaḥ",
      "meaning": "indeed than inaction",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "śarīra-yātrā api",
      "meaning": "even the maintenance of the body",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ca te",
      "meaning": "and your",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na prasiddhyet",
      "meaning": "would not be accomplished",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "akarmaṇaḥ",
      "meaning": "without action",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "तुम अपना नियत कर्म करो, क्योंकि कर्म न करने से कर्म करना श्रेष्ठ है। कर्म न करने से तो तुम्हारी शरीर-यात्रा भी सिद्ध नहीं होगी।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "உனக்கு விதிக்கப்பட்ட கடமையைச் செய்; ஏனெனில் செயலின்மையை விடச் செயல் சிறந்தது. செயலின்றி உன் உடலைப் பேணுவதும் கூட இயலாது.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "నీకు నియమించిన కర్మను చెయ్యి; కర్మ చేయకపోవడం కంటే కర్మ చేయడం శ్రేష్ఠం. కర్మ లేకుండా నీ శరీర నిర్వహణ కూడా సాధ్యం కాదు.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ನಿನಗೆ ನಿಯತವಾದ ಕರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಮಾಡು; ಕರ್ಮ ಮಾಡದಿರುವುದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಕರ್ಮ ಮಾಡುವುದು ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ. ಕರ್ಮವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ನಿನ್ನ ಶರೀರಯಾತ್ರೆಯೂ ಸಾಗದು.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "നിനക്കു നിയതമായ കർമം ചെയ്യൂ; കർമം ചെയ്യാതിരിക്കുന്നതിനേക്കാൾ കർമം ശ്രേഷ്ഠമാണ്. കർമമില്ലാതെ നിന്റെ ശരീരയാത്ര പോലും സാധ്യമാവുകയില്ല.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "তুমি তোমার নিয়ত কর্ম করো, কারণ কর্ম না করার চেয়ে কর্ম শ্রেষ্ঠ। কর্ম না করলে তোমার শরীরযাত্রাও নির্বাহ হবে না।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "तू तुझे नियत कर्म कर, कारण अकर्मापेक्षा कर्म श्रेष्ठ आहे. कर्म न करता तुझी शरीरयात्राही चालणार नाही.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "તું તારું નિયત કર્મ કર, કારણ કે કર્મ ન કરવા કરતાં કર્મ કરવું શ્રેષ્ઠ છે. કર્મ વિના તો તારી શરીરયાત્રા પણ નહીં ચાલે.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਤੂੰ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਿਯਤ ਕਰਮ ਕਰ, ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਕਰਮ ਨਾ ਕਰਨ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਨਾ ਉੱਤਮ ਹੈ। ਕਰਮ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਰੀਰ-ਯਾਤਰਾ ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਚੱਲ ਸਕੇਗੀ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ତୁମେ ତୁମର ନିୟତ କର୍ମ କର, କାରଣ କର୍ମ ନ କରିବା ଅପେକ୍ଷା କର୍ମ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ। କର୍ମ ବିନା ତୁମର ଶରୀରଯାତ୍ରା ମଧ୍ୟ ଚାଲିବ ନାହିଁ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "تم اپنا مقررہ عمل کرو، کیونکہ بے عملی سے عمل بہتر ہے۔ عمل کے بغیر تو تمہارے جسم کا گزارا بھی نہ ہو سکے گا۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "Perform your prescribed action, for action is better than inaction. Without action, even the maintenance of your body would not be possible.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Realiza tu acción prescrita, pues la acción es mejor que la inacción. Sin acción, ni siquiera el sustento de tu cuerpo sería posible.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Accomplis l'action qui t'est prescrite, car l'action vaut mieux que l'inaction. Sans action, même l'entretien de ton corps ne serait pas possible.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Verrichte deine vorgeschriebene Tat, denn Handeln ist besser als Nichthandeln. Ohne Handeln wäre nicht einmal der Erhalt deines Körpers möglich.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Realiza a tua ação prescrita, pois a ação é melhor do que a inação. Sem ação, nem sequer a manutenção do teu corpo seria possível.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Исполняй предписанное тебе действие, ибо действие лучше бездействия. Без действия невозможно даже поддержание твоего тела.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "你要履行规定的行动，因为行动胜于不行动。不行动，连你身体的维持也无法成就。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "定められた行為をなせ。行為は無為に勝るからである。行為なしには、あなたの身体の維持さえ成り立たない。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "أدِّ عملك المفروض، فالعمل خير من ترك العمل. وبغير العمل لا يتيسّر لك حتى قوام جسدك.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Lakukanlah tindakan yang ditetapkan bagimu, sebab bertindak lebih baik daripada tidak bertindak. Tanpa tindakan, bahkan pemeliharaan tubuhmu pun tidak akan mungkin.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "จงทำกรรมที่กำหนดไว้ให้แก่เจ้า เพราะการกระทำประเสริฐกว่าการไม่กระทำ หากไม่กระทำ แม้การดำรงร่างกายของเจ้าก็จะไม่สำเร็จ",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Bhagavad Gītā 3.8, vulgate text (gita/gita open dataset)",
    "license": "Public domain"
  },
  "topics": [
    "karma",
    "duty",
    "action"
  ],
  "citation": "Bhagavad Gītā 3.8. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/gita/3.8/"
}