Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 14 (5.14)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 14 (5.14)
न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः । न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते | | ५-१४ | |
na kartṛitvaṁ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛijati prabhuḥ na karmaphalasaṁyogaṁ svabhāvastu pravartate
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- न
(na)— कर्म(nor the connection to fruits of action) - कइव
(kartritvam)— कइव(not doership) - न
(na)— कर्म(nor the connection to fruits of action) - कर्माणि
(karmani)— कर्म(the Lord does not create people's actions) - लोकस्य
(lokasya)— कर्म(the Lord does not create people's actions) - इजइ
(srijati)— कर्म(the Lord does not create people's actions) - प्रभुः
(prabhuh)— कर्म(the Lord does not create people's actions)
Line 2:
- न
(na)— कर्म(nor the connection to fruits of action) - कम-फल-सओग
(karma-phala-samyogam)— कर्म(nor the connection to fruits of action) - स्वभावः
(svabhavah)— अपना सच्चा स्वभाव(nature alone functions) - तु
(tu)— लेकिन(nature alone functions) - प्रवर्तते
(pravartate)— प्रवृत्त होता है(nature alone functions)
English: The Lord of this universe has not ordained activity, or any incentive thereto, or any relation between an act and its consequences. All this is the work of Nature.
Learnings from Shloka 14:
- Prakriti Drives Action:: Understand that human behaviors and natural processes are governed by the laws of Nature (Prakriti), not by personal ego.
- Realize the Divinity Within:: Recognize that the divine essence within you is independent of worldly actions and their physical consequences.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 5.14 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
The Supreme Spirit (Brahman) does not create the sense of doership, nor does It dictate actions or associate the fruits of actions with the soul. Everything in the empirical world is driven by Prakriti (material Nature) through the three gunas (qualities), while the Supreme remains unaffected.