SYNONYMS

niyatam–prescribed; kuru–do; karma–duties; tvam–you; karma–work; jyayah–better; hi–than; akarmanah–without work; sarira–bodily; yatra–maintenance; api–even; ca–also; te–your; na–never; prasiddhyet–effected; akarmanah–without work.

TRANSLATION

Perform your prescribed duty, for action is better than inaction. A man cannot even maintain his physical body without work.