नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः | शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः
niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ . śarīrayātrāpi ca te na prasiddhyedakarmaṇaḥ
あなたは定められた行為（ニヤタム・カルマ）を行いなさい。なぜなら、行為は不行為よりも優れているからだ。そして、不行為によっては、あなたの身体の維持さえも不可能となるだろう。
You perform the obligatory duties, for action is superior to inaction. And, through inaction, even the maintenance of your body will not be possible.
定められた義務的な行為（ニヤタム・カルマ）は、不行為よりも重要です。行為を完全に放棄すれば、身体を維持することすらできなくなるため、行為は不可欠であると説かれています。
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. The performance does not cause any merit.Living itself involves several natural and unavoidable actions which have to be performed by all. It is ignorance to say? I can live doing nothing.