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Sanskrit

सोपक्रमं निरुपक्रमं च कर्म तत्संयमादपरान्तज्ञानमरिष्टेभ्यो वा

Transliteration (IAST)

sopakramaṃ nirupakramaṃ ca karma tat-saṃyamād aparānta-jñānam ariṣṭebhyo vā

Word by word

sopakramam
fast-fruiting (actively operating) karma
nirupakramam
slow-fruiting (dormant) karma
tat-saṃyamāt
from saṃyama on that
aparānta-jñānam
knowledge of (the time of) death
ariṣṭebhyaḥ vā
or from omens

Translation

Karma is fast- or slow-fruiting; by saṃyama on it, or from omens, comes foreknowledge of death.

Source: Surenyogalaya Open Translation (English) · License: CC0-1.0