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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 13

Liberation Through Surrender

पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.13 mean?

I will now tell you, O Mighty Man, the five causes that must come together, according to the final decision of philosophy, for an action to be accomplished.

Word-by-word meaning

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

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