Bhagavad Gita 18.15
शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः। न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः।।18.15।।
śarīravāṅmanobhiryatkarma prārabhate naraḥ। nyāyyaṃ vā viparītaṃ vā pañcaite tasya hetavaḥ।।18.15।।
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- शरीरवाङ्मनोभिः
- by body, speech, and mind
- यत्
- whatever
- कर्म
- action
- प्रारभते
- undertakes/begins
- नरः
- a man
- न्याय्यं
- right/lawful
- वा
- or
- विपरीतं
- wrong/improper
- वा
- or
- पञ्च
- five
- एते
- these
- तस्य
- of that (action)
- हेतवः
- causes/factors
Commentary
15. Whatever action a man does by the body, speech and mind, right or the opposite, these five are its causes.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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शरीरवाङ्मनोभिः
यत्
कर्म
प्रारभते
नरः
न्याय्यं
वा
विपरीतं
वा
पञ्च
एते
तस्य
हेतवः
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