न हि कश्चित् क्षणं अपि जातु तिष्ठति अकर्मकृत् ।
कार्यतॆ हि अवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैः गुणैः ॥ ३.५ ॥
ನ ಹಿ ಕಶ್ಚಿತ್ ಕ್ಷಣಂ ಅಪಿ ಜಾತು ತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ಅಕರ್ಮಕೃತ್ |
ಕಾರ್ಯತೇ ಹಿ ಅವಶಃ ಕರ್ಮ ಸರ್ವಃ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಜೈಃ ಗುಣೈಃ || ೩.೫ ||
na hi kashchit kShaNaM api jAtu tiShThati akarmakRut |
kAryatE hi avashaH karma sarvaH prakRutijaiH guNaiH || 3.5 ||
Indeed nobody can ever remain without doing any work even for a moment; for, everyone is driven to action by the qualities of nature under the power of the Lord.