Chapter 3 · Verse 5The Yoga of Action
Bhagavad Gita 3.5
BG 3.5 — Chapter 3 (The Yoga of Action), Verse 5, with Sanskrit, transliteration & translation.
न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् | कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः ||३-५||
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na hi kaścitkṣaṇamapi jātu tiṣṭhatyakarmakṛt . kāryate hyavaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛtijairguṇaiḥ ||3-5||
Roman: na hi kashcitkshanamapi jatu tishthatyakarmakrt . karyate hyavashah karma sarvah prakrtijairgunaih
Verily none can ever remain for even a moment without performing action; for everyone is made to act helplessly indeed by the alities born of Nature.