Chapter 3

Verse 5

Bhagavad Gita

न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् |
कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः ||३-५||
Transliteration

na hi kaścitkṣaṇamapi jātu tiṣṭhatyakarmakṛt .
kāryate hyavaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛtijairguṇaiḥ ||3-5||
English Meaning

3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no.