श्लोक 5 – Verse 5
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।
कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।
na hi kaśhchit kṣhaṇam api jātu tiṣhṭhatyakarma-kṛit
kāryate hyavaśhaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛiti-jair guṇaiḥ
शब्दों का अर्थ
na—not; hi—certainly; kaśhchit—anyone; kṣhaṇam—a moment; api—even; jātu—ever; tiṣhṭhati—can remain; akarma-kṛit—without action; kāryate—are performed; hi—certainly; avaśhaḥ—helpless; karma—work; sarvaḥ—all; prakṛiti-jaiḥ—born of material nature; guṇaiḥ—by the qualities
Translations by Teachers (आचार्यो द्वारा अनुवाद):
Swami Ramsukhdas (Hindi)
।।3.5।। कोई भी मनुष्य किसी भी अवस्थामें क्षणमात्र भी कर्म किये बिना नहीं रह सकता; क्योंकि (प्रकृतिके) परवश हुए सब प्राणियोंसे प्रकृतिजन्य गुण कर्म कराते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda (Hindi)
।।3.5।। कोई भी पुरुष कभी क्षणमात्र भी बिना कर्म किए नहीं रह सकता क्योंकि प्रकृति से उत्पन्न गुणों के द्वारा अवश हुए सब (पुरुषों) से कर्म करवा लिया जाता है।।
Swami Adidevananda (English)
No one can remain still for even a moment without doing work; for everyone is compelled to act, despite themselves, by the Gunas born of Nature.
Swami Gambirananda (English)
For no one ever remains even for a moment without doing work, for all are made to work under compulsion by the gunas born of Nature.
Swami Sivananda (English)
Verily, no one can remain for even a moment without performing action; for everyone is made to act helplessly, indeed, by the qualities born of Nature.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan (English)
For, no one can ever remain, even for a moment, as a non-performer of action; because everyone, not being master of themselves, is forced to perform action by the strands born of the Prakriti (Material cause).
Shri Purohit Swami (English)
He cannot remain inactive even for a moment, for the qualities of Nature will compel him to act, whether he wills it or not.
