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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 5 · Karma Sannyāsa Yoga

Shloka 5.14

Lesson 218 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

Renunciation in action and inner freedom. What does it mean to renounce possessiveness while continuing to act?

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Shloka · Devanagari

न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः।न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

na kartṛitvaṁ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛijati prabhuḥna karma-phala-saṅyogaṁ svabhāvas tu pravartate

Sandhi-vicheda

na+kartṛitvam+na+karmāṇi+lokasya+sṛijati+prabhuḥ+na+karma-phala+sanyogam+svabhāvaḥ+tu+pravartate

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Meaning of each word

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neither

kartṛitvamsource form

sense of doership

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nor

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actions

lokasyasource form

of the people

sṛijatisource form

creates

prabhuḥsource form

God

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nor

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fruits of actions

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connection

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one’s nature

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but

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is enacted

Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।5.14।। न कर्तृत्वं स्वतः कुरु इति नापि कर्माणि रथघटप्रासादादीनि ईप्सिततमानि लोकस्य सृजति उत्पादयति प्रभुः आत्मा। नापि रथादि कृतवतः तत्फलेन संयोगं न कर्मफलसंयोगम्। यदि किञ्चिदपि स्वतः न करोति न कारयति च देही कः तर्हि कुर्वन् कारयंश्च प्रवर्तते इति उच्यते स्वभावस्तु स्वो भावः स्वभावः अविद्यालक्षणा प्रकृतिः माया प्रवर्तते दैवी हि इत्यादिना वक्ष्यमाणा।।परमार्थतस्तु

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 5.14

Course position218 / 701

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