नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः ।शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः ॥ ३-८॥

niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ ।śarīrayātrāpi ca te na prasiddhyedakarmaṇaḥ ॥ 3-8॥

नियतं = niyatam (m. acc. sg. p. pass. participle ni *yam), enjoined, subdued.; 

कुरु = kuru (2nd sg. imperative act. *kr), peform! do!; 

कर्म = karma (n. acc. sg.), action, deeds.; 

त्वं = tvam (nom. sg.), thou; 

कर्म = karma - karma (n. nom. sg.), action.; 

ज्यायो = jyāyo (comparative), better, superior.; 

ह्य = hi, indeed, truly.; 

अकर्मणः = akarmanas (n. abl. sg.), from inaction, than non-action.; 

शरीर = sarira (n.), body.; 

यतर = yatra (f. nom. sg.), conduct, maintenance.; 

अपि = api, even, also.; 

च = ca, and.; 

ते = te (gen. sg.), of thee, thy.; 

न = na, not.; 

प्रसिद्ध्ये = prasiddhyet (3rd sg. opt. act. pra *sidh), it should be accomplished, it might be ac-complished, it should succeed, it should be attained.; 

अकर्मणः = akarmafJas (n. abl. sg.), without action, from non-action, from inaction.