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