BG - 3.5

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

• 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

Translation

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.

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