Chapter 18 · Moksha Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Liberation through RenunciationKrishna
Verse 15
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 18, श्लोक 15
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः।
न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः॥
Transliteration
Sharira-vang-manobhir-yat karma prarabhate narah
Nyayyam va viparitam va pancha-ete tasya hetavah
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
शरीरवाङ्मनोभिःsharira-vak-manobhihby body, speech and mind
यत्yatwhatever
कर्मkarmaaction
प्रारभतेprarabhatebegins
नरःnaraha person
न्याय्यम्nyayyamright
विपरीतम्viparitamwrong
पञ्च एतेpancha etethese five
तस्य हेतवःtasya hetavahare its causes
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
मनुष्य शरीर, वाणी और मन से जो भी कर्म करता है — चाहे उचित हो या अनुचित — इन पाँचों कारणों से होता है।
English Translation
Whatever action a person performs by body, speech, or mind — whether right or wrong — these five are its causes.
Commentary (टीका)
This verse extends the five-factor analysis to all actions without exception — physical, verbal, and mental, whether righteous or sinful. No action occurs through the individual ego alone. Understanding this truth leads to humility and freedom from the burden of doership.