Gita

Chapter 4, Verse 17

Text

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||


Translations

In English by Swami Sivananda

4.17 For verily (the true nature) of action (enjoined by the scriptures) should be known, also (that) of forbidden (or unlawful) action, and of inaction; hard to understand is the nature (path) of action.


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In English by Swami Sivananda

4.17 कर्मणः of action, हि for, अपि also, बोद्धव्यम् should be known, बोद्धव्यम् should be known, च and, विकर्मणः of the forbidden action, अकर्मणः of inaction, च and, बोद्धव्यम् should be known, गहना deep, कर्मणः of action, गतिः the path.No Commentary.