Chapter 18 · Moksha Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Liberation through RenunciationKrishna
Verse 13
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 18, श्लोक 13
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।
साङ्ख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्॥
Transliteration
Pancha-etani Maha-baho karanani nibodha me
Sankhye krita-ante proktani siddhaye sarva-karmanam
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
पञ्चpanchafive
एतानिetanithese
महाबाहोMaha-bahoO mighty-armed
कारणानिkarananicauses
निबोधnibodhalearn
मेmefrom Me
साङ्ख्येSankhyein Sankhya philosophy
कृतान्तेkrita-antefor the conclusion
प्रोक्तानिproktanideclared
सिद्धयेsiddhayefor accomplishment
सर्वकर्मणाम्sarva-karmanamof all actions
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे महाबाहो! सब कर्मों की सिद्धि के लिए सांख्य-शास्त्र में कहे गये ये पाँच कारण मुझसे जानो।
English Translation
O mighty-armed, learn from Me the five factors declared in Sankhya philosophy for the accomplishment of all actions.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna now introduces the Sankhya analysis of action, identifying five factors that contribute to every act. Understanding these factors helps dissolve the ego's false claim of being the sole doer. This analytical framework supports the practice of detachment by revealing the impersonal nature of action.