Bhagavad Gita 3.5

Sanskrit

न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् । कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

na hi kaścitkṣaṇamapi jātu tiṣṭhatyakarmakṛt | kāryate hyavaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛtijairguṇaiḥ ‖ 5 ‖

कोई भी इंसान एक पल भी बिना कर्म किए नहीं रह सकता। प्रकृति से पैदा हुए गुण हर किसी से मजबूरन कर्म करवाते हैं।

AI-assisted simple meaning — draft, being reviewed by a knowledgeable person.

English meaning

Nor can anyone, even for an instant, remain really actionless; for helplessly is everyone driven to action by the qualities born of nature.