Bhagavad Gita · 18.15
॥
Devanāgarī
शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः ।
न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śarīra-vāṅ-manobhir yat karma prārabhate naraḥ |
nyāyyaṁ vā viparītaṁ vā pañcaite tasya hetavaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
शरीरवाङ्मनोभिःśarīra-vāk-manobhiḥwith body (śarīra), speech (vāk), and mind (manobhiḥ).
यत् कर्मyat karmawhatever action.
प्रारभतेprārabhatehe undertakes.
नरःnaraḥa person.
न्याय्यम् वाnyāyyam vārighteous (nyāyyam).
विपरीतम् वाviparītam vāor the opposite (viparītam), unrighteous.
पञ्च एतेpañca etethese five.
तस्य हेतवःtasya hetavaḥare its (tasya) causes (hetavaḥ).
Translation
“Whatever action a person performs — with body, speech, or mind — whether it be righteous or unrighteous, it is always brought about by these five causes.”
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