Manusmriti

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यत् कर्म कुर्वतोऽस्य स्यात् परितोषोऽन्तरात्मनः । तत् प्रयत्नेन कुर्वीत विपरीतं तु वर्जयेत् ॥ १६१ ॥

sanskrit

When the performance of an act gladdens his heart, let him perform it with diligence; but let him avoid the opposite.

english translation

yat karma kurvato'sya syAt paritoSo'ntarAtmanaH | tat prayatnena kurvIta viparItaM tu varjayet || 161 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript