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किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयो ऽप्यत्र मोहिताः ।
तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसे ऽशुभात् ॥ १६ ॥

kim karma kim akarmeti

kavayo 'py atra mohitah

tat te karma pravaksyami

yaj jnatva moksyase 'subhat

kim-what is; karma-action; kim-what is; akarma-inaction; iti-thus; kavayah-the intelligent; api-also; atra-in this matter; mohitah-bewildered; tat-that; te-unto you; karma-work; pravaksyami-I shall explain; yat-which; jnatva-knowing; moksyase-be liberated; asubhat-from ill fortune.