Bhagavad Gita — BG4.17
Chapter 4: Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yog · Verse 17 of 42
संस्कृत श्लोक · Sanskrit Shloka
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः |
अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः ||४-१७||
Transliteration
karmaṇo hyapi boddhavyaṃ boddhavyaṃ ca vikarmaṇaḥ . akarmaṇaśca boddhavyaṃ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ ||4-17||
हिन्दी अनुवाद · Hindi Translation
कर्म का (स्वरूप) जानना चाहिये और विकर्म का (स्वरूप) भी जानना चाहिये ; (बोद्धव्यम्) तथा अकर्म का भी (स्वरूप) जानना चाहिये (क्योंकि) कर्म की गति गहन है।।
English Translation
For there is something to be known even about action, and something to be known about prohibited action; and something has to be known about inaction. The true nature of action is inscrutable.
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About BG4.17
Bhagavad Gita BG4.17 is verse 17 of Chapter 4 — Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga (Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yog). This chapter is called Path of Knowledge and the Disciplines of Action. The English translation is: “For there is something to be known even about action, and something to be known about prohibited action; and something has to be known about inaction. The true nature of action is inscrutable.”.