kāryam

How it is translated

• duty (2)
• obligatory (1)
• must certainly be performed (1)
• as a duty (1)
• right conduct (1)

Every verse

1. 3.17यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।yas tvātma-ratir eva syād ātma-tṛiptaśh cha mānavaḥBut for that man who rejoices only in the Self, who is satisfied with the Self and is content in the Self alone, indeed there is nothing to do.Here: duty
2. 3.19तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर।tasmād asaktaḥ satataṁ kāryaṁ karma samācharaTherefore, without attachment, always perform the actions that should be done; for by performing actions without attachment, one reaches the Supreme.Here: duty
3. 6.1अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।anāśhritaḥ karma-phalaṁ kāryaṁ karma karoti yaḥThe Blessed Lord said: He who performs his bounden duty without depending on the fruits of his actions—he is a sannyasi and a yogi, not he who is without fire and…Here: obligatory
4. 18.5यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma na tyājyaṁ kāryam eva tatActs of sacrifice, gift, and austerity should not be abandoned, but should be performed; for sacrifice, gift, and austerity are the purifiers of the wise.Here: must certainly be performed
5. 18.9कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।kāryam ity eva yat karma niyataṁ kriyate ‘rjunaWhatever obligatory action is done, O Arjuna, merely because it ought to be done, abandoning attachment and also the desire for reward, that renunciation is regarded as…Here: as a duty
6. 18.31यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।yayā dharmam adharmaṁ cha kāryaṁ chākāryam eva chaThat by which one wrongly understands dharma and adharma, and also what ought to be done and what ought not to be done—that intellect, O Arjuna, is rajasic (passionate).Here: right conduct