Bhagavad Gita · 18.13
॥
Devanāgarī
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे ।
साङ्ख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pañcaitāni mahā-bāho kāraṇāni nibodha me |
sāṅkhye kṛtānte proktāni siddhaye sarva-karmaṇām ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
पञ्च एतानिpañca etānithese five.
महाबाहोmahā-bāhoO mighty-armed one!
कारणानिkāraṇānicauses, factors.
निबोध मेnibodha meunderstand from Me.
साङ्ख्येsāṅkhyein Sāṅkhya (Vedānta).
कृतान्तेkṛtāntein the teaching that puts an end (anta) to activity (kṛta).
प्रोक्तानिproktāniare proclaimed.
सिद्धयेsiddhayefor the accomplishment, for the success.
सर्वकर्मणाम्sarva-karmaṇāmof all actions.
Translation
“O mighty-armed one, now understand from Me: Vedānta, which puts an end to all fruitive activity, proclaims five causes necessary for the accomplishment of any action.”
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