BG - 18.13

पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।

pañchaitāni mahā-bāho kāraṇāni nibodha me sānkhye kṛitānte proktāni siddhaye sarva-karmaṇām

• pañcha - five
• etāni - these
• mahā-bāho - mighty-armed one
• kāraṇāni - causes
• nibodha - listen
• me - from me
• sānkhye - of Sānkya
• kṛita-ante - stop reactions of karmas
• proktāni - explains
• siddhaye - for the accomplishment
• sarva - all
• karmaṇām - of karmas

Translation

Learn from Me, O mighty-armed Arjuna, these five causes, as declared in the Sankhya system, for the accomplishment of all actions.

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