niyatam

How it is translated

• constantly (1)
• obligatory actions (1)
• in accordance with scriptures (1)
• according to one’s innate nature (1)

Every verse

1. 3.8नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।niyataṁ kuru karma tvaṁ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥPerform your bounden duty, for action is superior to inaction, and even the maintenance of the body would not be possible for you through inaction.Here: constantly
2. 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: obligatory actions
3. 18.23नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।niyataṁ saṅga-rahitam arāga-dveṣhataḥ kṛitamAn action that is ordained, free from attachment, done without love or hatred, and without desire for reward is declared to be Sattvic.Here: in accordance with scriptures
4. 18.47श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।śhreyān swa-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣhṭhitātBetter is one's own duty, even if it is destitute of merits, than the duty of another well performed. He who does the duty ordained by his own nature incurs no sin.Here: according to one’s innate nature