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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga

Shloka 3.5
Lesson 124 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

Duty, contribution and action without possessive attachment. How can daily work become disciplined service rather than a source of bondage?

Selected languageEnglish
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Shloka · Devanagari

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

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

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

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Sandhi-vicheda

na+hi+kaśhchit+kṣhaṇam+api+jātu+tiṣhṭhati+akarma-kṛit+kāryate+hi+avaśhaḥ+karma+sarvaḥ+prakṛiti-jaiḥ+guṇaiḥ

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Meaning of each word

nasource form
not
hisource form
certainly
kaśhchitsource form
anyone
kṣhaṇamsource form
a moment
apisource form
even
jātusource form
ever
tiṣhṭhatisource form
can remain
akarma-kṛitsource form
without action
kāryatesource form
are performed
hisource form
certainly
avaśhaḥsource form
helpless
karmasource form
work
sarvaḥsource form
all
prakṛiti-jaiḥsource form
born of material nature
guṇaiḥsource form
by the qualities
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Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।3.5।। न हि यस्मात् क्षणमपि कालं जातु कदाचित् कश्चित् तिष्ठति अकर्मकृत् सन्। कस्मात् कार्यते प्रवर्त्यते हि यस्मात् अवश एव अस्वतन्त्र एव कर्म सर्वः प्राणी प्रकृतिजैः प्रकृतितो जातैः सत्त्वरजस्तमोभिः गुणैः। अज्ञ इति वाक्यशेषः यतो वक्ष्यतिगुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते इति। सांख्यानां पृथक्करणात् अज्ञानामेव हि कर्मयोगः न ज्ञानिनाम्। ज्ञानिनां तु गुणैरचाल्यमानानां स्वतश्चलनाभावात् कर्मयोगो नोपपद्यते। तथा च व्याख्यातम् वेदाविनाशिनम् इत्यत्र।।यत्त्वनात्मज्ञः चोदितं कर्म नारभते इति तदसदेवेत्याह

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 3.5
Course position124 / 701
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