यत्कृत्वा न भवेद्धर्मो न कीर्तिर्न यशो भुवि।।3.50.18।। शरीरस्य भवेत्खेदः कस्तत्कर्म समाचरेत्।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
यत् by what, कृत्वा doing, धर्मः duty, न भवेत् does not beget, भुवि world, कीर्तिः fame, न nor, यशः glory, न nor, शरीरस्य to the body, खेदः exhaustion, भवेत् brings, तत् that, कर्म deed, कः who, समाचरेत् will practise?
English Commentary
Who will do such a deed which cannot beget dharma, fame or glory in the world? Who will do such deeds that bring only exhaustion to the body?