Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad Gita 3.5 ·

हिन्दी

Sanskrit

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

Transliteration

na hi kaścitkṣaṇamapi jātu tiṣṭhatyakarmakṛt kāryate hyavaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛtijairguṇaiḥ

3.5Chapter 3 · कर्मयोगVerse 5 of 43

Translation

Nor can anyone, even for an instant, remain really actionless; for helplessly is everyone driven to action by the qualities born of nature.

— Annie Besant

Chapter 3, Verse 3.5