Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 4.17

Sanskrit

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

karmaṇo hyapi boddhavyaṁ boddhavyaṁ cha vikarmaṇaḥ akarmaṇaśh cha boddhavyaṁ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ

Meaning

Understanding action requires grasping three dimensions: what to do, what to avoid, and when to pause. Master this complexity to lead effectively.

Translation

For there is something to be known even about action, and something to be known about prohibited action; and something needs to be known about inaction. The true nature of action is inscrutable.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: