Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 13 (18.13)

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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 13 (18.13)

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पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे । साङ्ख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम् | | १८-१३ | |

pañchaitāni mahābāho kāraṇāni nibodha me sāṅkhye kṛitānte proktāni siddhaye sarvakarmaṇām

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Word-by-word guide:

Line 1:

• पञ्च (pañcha) — पांच(five)
• i joined in pañchaitāni
• तत् (tad) — वह(that)
• i joined in pañchaitāni
• महाबाहो (mahābāho) — हे महाबाहु(O mighty-armed Arjuna)
• कारणानि (kāraṇāni) — कारण(causes)
• इओध (nibodha) — इओध(understand)
• मे (me) — मेरा(from Me)

Line 2:

• सए (sāṅkhye) — सए(in the Sankhya philosophy)
• इतए (kṛitānte) — इतए(which puts an end to doubts)
• ओतइ (proktāni) — कहा गया(declared)
• सिद्धये (siddhaye) — सिद्धि के लिए(for the accomplishment)
• सव-कमन (sarva-karmaṇām) — कर्म(of all actions)

English: I will tell you now, Arjuna, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished.

💡 Commentary Note

Krishna asks Arjuna to learn the five factors necessary for the accomplishment of all actions, according to the Sankhya system.

Learnings from Shloka 13:

• Analyzing Action:: Understanding how actions happen prevents the ego from taking sole responsibility.
• Sankhya Wisdom:: Analytical philosophy helps in recognizing the mechanism of the physical world.

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