Gita Verse 18.15

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 15

Sanskrit Verse

शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः।न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः।।18.15।।

Transliteration

śharīra-vāṅ-manobhir yat karma prārabhate naraḥ

nyāyyaṁ vā viparītaṁ vā pañchaite tasya hetavaḥ

Word meanings

śharīra-vāk-manobhiḥ—with body, speech, or mind; yat—which; karma—action; prārabhate—performs; naraḥ—a person; nyāyyam—proper; vā—or; viparītam—improper; vā—or; pañcha—five; ete—these; tasya—their; hetavaḥ—factors;

Swami Sivananda's translation

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

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 18