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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga

Shloka 3.8

Lesson 127 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

Duty, contribution and action without possessive attachment. How can daily work become disciplined service rather than a source of bondage?

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Shloka · Devanagari

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

Shloka · Roman transliteration

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

Sandhi-vicheda

niyatam+kuru+karma+tvam+karma+jyāyaḥ+hi+akarmaṇaḥ+śharīra+yātrā+api+cha+te+na prasiddhyet+akarmaṇaḥ

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Meaning of each word

niyatamsource form

constantly

kurusource form

perform

karmasource form

Vedic duties

tvamsource form

you

karmasource form

action

jyāyaḥsource form

superior

hisource form

certainly

akarmaṇaḥsource form

than inaction

śharīrasource form

bodily

yātrāsource form

maintenance

apisource form

even

chasource form

and

tesource form

your

na prasiddhyetsource form

would not be possible

akarmaṇaḥsource form

inaction

Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।3.8।। नियतं नित्यं शास्त्रोपदिष्टम् यो यस्मिन् कर्मणि अधिकृतः फलाय च अश्रुतं तत् नियतं कर्म तत् कुरु त्वं हे अर्जुन यतः कर्म ज्यायः अधिकतरं फलतः हि यस्मात् अकर्मणः अकरणात् अनारम्भात्। कथम् शरीरयात्रा शरीरस्थितिः अपि च ते तव न प्रसिध्येत् प्रसिद्धिं न गच्छेत् अकर्मणः अकरणात्। अतः दृष्टः कर्माकर्मणोर्विशेषो लोके।।यच्च मन्यसे बन्धार्थत्वात् कर्म न कर्तव्यमिति तदप्यसत्। कथम्

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 3.8

Course position127 / 701

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