Learn·Chapter 18 · Liberation through renunciation·Verse 15 of 78

Bhagavad Gītā 18.15, word by word

शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः।न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः

śharīra-vāṅ-manobhir yat karma prārabhate naraḥ nyāyyaṁ vā viparītaṁ vā pañchaite tasya hetavaḥ

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In English

Whatever action a person performs, whether by muscular effort, speech, or thought, and whether it be right or wrong, these five are the essential causes.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

Whatever action a person performs with their body, speech, and mind, whether right or wrong, these five are its causes.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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