Gita Verse 18.13

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 13

Sanskrit Verse

पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।

Transliteration

pañchaitāni mahā-bāho kāraṇāni nibodha me

sānkhye kṛitānte proktāni siddhaye sarva-karmaṇām

Word meanings

pañcha—five; etāni—these; mahā-bāho—mighty-armed one; kāraṇāni—causes; nibodha—listen; me—from me; sānkhye—of Sānkya; kṛita-ante—stop reactions of karmas; proktāni—explains; siddhaye—for the accomplishment; sarva—all; karmaṇām—of karmas

Swami Sivananda's translation

Learn from Me, O mighty-armed Arjuna, these five causes, as declared in the Sankhya system, for the accomplishment of all actions.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 18