Today's Subhashita.

अकर्तव्यं  न कर्तव्यं प्राणैः कण्ठगतैरपि   |
कर्तव्यमेव  कर्तव्यं  प्राणैः  कण्ठगतैरपि    ||

अर्थ -   प्राण कण्ठगत होने की स्थिति में भी  सत्पुरुषों को निषिद्ध और अनैतिक कार्य नहीं करने  चाहिये |
इसके विपरीत  प्राणों पर संकट उपस्थित होने पर भी जो कर्तव्य है उसका निर्वाह करना चाहिये |

Akartavyam na kartavyam praanaih kanthgatairapi.
kartavyameva kartavyam praanaih kanthgatairapi.

Akartavyam = not worth doing. (the prefix 'a' before a word denotes its opposite meaning ,just as 'un'
denotes in English.       Na = not.   Kartavyam = duty.     Praanaih = breath of life.   Kanthagatairapi = kantha +gataih +api.     Kantha = throat.    Gat = reached, gone.    Api = even. ( Praana kanthgat means that a person is about to breath his last breath i.e. imminent danger to life.)  Kartavyameva = Kartavya + aiva
Aiva = surely, really.

i.e.        Noble and righteous persons should not indulge in actions which are not worth doing or are prohibited even if they face imminent threat to their life. On the other hand they should  not hesitate in doing their duty even if their life is in danger.