नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः | शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः
niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ . śarīrayātrāpi ca te na prasiddhyedakarmaṇaḥ
你当履行规定之业,因为行动胜于不行动。若不行动,你的身体甚至无法维持。
You perform the obligatory duties, for action is superior to inaction. And, through inaction, even the maintenance of your body will not be possible.
克里希那主指示阿周那履行他应尽的职责,强调行动本质上优于不行动,因为即使是维持身体的生存也需要持续的活动。
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.