Karma Yoga

Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 3

Bhagavad Gita 3.5

BG 3.5

न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् |
कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः ||३-५||

na hi kaścitkṣaṇamapi jātu tiṣṭhatyakarmakṛt .
kāryate hyavaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛtijairguṇaiḥ ||3-5||

Translation

No one can remain without action even for a moment. Everyone is helplessly driven to act by the qualities born of nature.

हिन्दी अनुवाद

कोई भी क्षणभर पूरी तरह कर्मरहित नहीं रह सकता। प्रकृति से पैदा हुए गुणों के कारण हर व्यक्ति विवश होकर कर्म करता है।

Study the SanskritWord-by-word 12 phrases
na hi
indeed not
kaścit
anyone
kṣaṇam
for a moment
api
even
jātu
ever
tiṣṭhatyakarmakṛt
remains without acting
kāryate
is made to perform
hyavaśaḥ
indeed helplessly
karma
action
sarvaḥ
everyone
prakṛtijair
born of nature
guṇaiḥ
by the qualities (gunas)

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