Verse 17, Chapter 4 (Verse 4.17) - Bhagavad Gita

कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः ।
अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः ॥ १७ ॥

Audio Narration

English Transliteration

karmaṇo hyapi boddhavyaṁ boddhavyaṁ cha vikarmaṇaḥ
akarmaṇaśh cha boddhavyaṁ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ

Hindi Translation

श्लोक १७: यह तथ्य समझना आवश्यक है कि कर्म, विकर्म और अकर्म क्या है। वस्तुत:, उनसे संबंधित ज्ञान को समझना अत्यंत ही कठिन है।

English Translation

Shloka 17: It is essential to understand what action is, what sinful action is and what inaction is. Indeed, knowledge about them is very difficult to understand.

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