Bhagavad Gita 4.17

कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः। अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः।।4.17।।

karmaṇo hyapi boddhavyaṃ boddhavyaṃ ca vikarmaṇaḥ. akarmaṇaśca boddhavyaṃ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ..4.17..

Word by word

कर्मणः

of action (right action)

हि

indeed, for

अपि

also, even

बोद्धव्यम्

is to be understood

बोद्धव्यम्

is to be understood

च

and

विकर्मणः

of wrong/forbidden action

अकर्मणः

of inaction

च

and

बोद्धव्यम्

is to be understood

गहना

deep, mysterious, hard to fathom

कर्मणः

of action

गतिः

the true nature/course

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