Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 5

Gita 3.5

न, हि, कश्चित्, क्षणम्, अपि, जातु, तिष्ठति, अकर्मकृत्,
कार्यते, हि, अवशः, कर्म, सर्वः, प्रकृतिजैः, गुणैः।।5।।

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Gita 3.5

Na, hi, kashchit’, kshanam’, api, jaatu, tishthti, akarmkrit’,
Kaaryte, hi, avashH, karm, sarvH, prakritijaiH, gunaiH ||5||

Translation: (Hi) undoubtedly (kashchit’) nobody (jaatu) at any time (kshanam’) for a moment (api) even (akarmkrit’) without performing action (na) not (tishthti) remains (hi) because (sarvH) whole mankind (prakritijaiH) produced by Prakriti i.e. Durga (gunaiH) by Gunas – Rajgun Brahma, Satgun Vishnu, Tamgun Shiv Ji (avashH) overpowered (karmH) to perform actions (karyte) is bound. (5)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 5

Translation: Undoubtedly, nobody remains without performing action even for a moment at any time. Because the whole mankind, overpowered by the Gunas – Rajgun Brahma, Satgun Vishnu, and Tamgun Shiv Ji produced by Prakriti i.e. Durga, is bound to perform actions. (Its evidence is also in Gita Chapter 14 Verse 3-5)

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