Sanskrit
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः ।शरीरयात्राऽपि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः ॥
Transliteration
niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ śarīrayātrā'pi ca te na prasiddhyedakarmaṇaḥ
Translation
Perform thou right action, for, action is superior to inaction, and, inactive, even the maintenance of thy body would not be possible.