Verse 5, Chapter 3 (Verse 3.5) - Bhagavad Gita

न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् ।
कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः ॥ ५ ॥

Audio Narration

English Transliteration

na hi kaśhchit kṣhaṇam api jātu tiṣhṭhatyakarma-kṛit
kāryate hyavaśhaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛiti-jair guṇaiḥ

Hindi Translation

श्लोक ५: कोई भी प्राणी एक क्षण भी कर्म किए बिना नहीं रह सकता, क्योंकि हर प्राणी को प्रकृति से प्राप्त गुण कर्म करने के लिए प्रेरित करते रहते हैं।

English Translation

Shloka 5: No individual can remain without performing actions even for a single moment, as every being is inevitably driven to action by the qualities (gunas) one has received from nature (prakrti).

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