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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 17 (4.17) means: You must understand action, wrong action, and inaction alike. The nature of action runs deep and is hard to grasp.
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः। अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः।।4.17।।
karmaṇo hyapi boddhavyaṁ boddhavyaṁ cha vikarmaṇaḥ akarmaṇaśh cha boddhavyaṁ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ
You must understand action, wrong action, and inaction alike. The nature of action runs deep and is hard to grasp.
तुम्हें कर्म, अकर्म और विकर्म, तीनों को समझना होगा। कर्म का स्वरूप गहरा है और समझना कठिन।
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It is verse 17 of Chapter 4 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 42 verses in total.
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