niyatam — prescribed; kuru — perform; karma — duties; tvam — you; karma — work; jyāyaḥ — better; hi — certainly; akarmaṇaḥ — than no work; śarīra — bodily; yātrā — maintenance; api — even; ca — also; te — your; na — never; prasiddhyet — effected; akarmaṇaḥ — without work.

Translation | Perform your prescribed duty, for doing so is better than not working. One cannot even maintain one's physical body without work.