न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् । कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः ॥ ५ ॥
na hi kaśhchit kṣhaṇam api jātu tiṣhṭhatyakarma-kṛit kāryate hyavaśhaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛiti-jair guṇaiḥ
Translation
No one can remain without acting even for a moment; everyone is made to act helplessly by the qualities born of nature.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
कोई भी मनुष्य क्षण भर भी कर्म किए बिना नहीं रह सकता; क्योंकि प्रकृति से उत्पन्न गुणों द्वारा सब विवश होकर कर्म करते हैं।
Commentary
Breathing, thinking, eating — even sitting still is a kind of action. Since action cannot be avoided, the real question is not whether to act but how. That shifts the whole discussion from escape to transformation.