Bhagavad Gita 3.5
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्। कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।
na hi kaśhchit kṣhaṇam api jātu tiṣhṭhatyakarma-kṛit kāryate hyavaśhaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛiti-jair guṇaiḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| न | na | not |
| हि | hi | certainly |
| कश्चित् | kashchit | anyone |
| क्षणम् | kshanam | a moment |
| अपि | api | even |
| जातु | jatu | ever |
| तिष्ठति | tishthati | remains |
| अकर्मकृत् | akarma-krit | without doing action |
| कार्यते | karyate | is made to act |
| हि | hi | indeed |
| अवशः | avashah | helplessly |
| कर्म | karma | action |
| सर्वः | sarvah | everyone |
| प्रकृतिजैः | prakriti-jaih | born of nature |
| गुणैः | gunaih | by the qualities |
Verily, no one can remain for even a moment without performing action; for everyone is made to act helplessly, indeed, by the qualities born of Nature.
कोई भी पुरुष कभी क्षणमात्र भी बिना कर्म किए नहीं रह सकता क्योंकि प्रकृति से उत्पन्न गुणों के द्वारा अवश हुए सब (पुरुषों) से कर्म करवा लिया जाता है।।
Topics: Karma