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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 5 (3.5) means: In fact, no one can stay still for even a moment. Everyone is driven to act by the forces of their own nature.
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
In fact, no one can stay still for even a moment. Everyone is driven to act by the forces of their own nature.
सच तो यह है कि कोई एक क्षण के लिए भी बिना कर्म के नहीं रह सकता। हर कोई अपने ही स्वभाव की शक्तियों से कर्म करने को विवश है।
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It is verse 5 of Chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 43 verses in total.
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