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TEXT 15

TEXT 15

Devanagari

Devanagari

शरीरवाङ्‍मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नर: ।
न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतव: ॥ १५ ॥

Text

Texte

śarīra-vāṅ-manobhir yat
karma prārabhate naraḥ
nyāyyaṁ vā viparītaṁ vā
pañcaite tasya hetavaḥ
śarīra-vāṅ-manobhir yat
karma prārabhate naraḥ
nyāyyaṁ vā viparītaṁ vā
pañcaite tasya hetavaḥ

Synonyms

Synonyms

śarīra — by the body; vāk — speech; manobhiḥ — and mind; yat — which; karma — work; prārabhate — begins; naraḥ — a person; nyāyyam — right; vā — or; viparītam — the opposite; vā — or; pañca — five; ete — all these; tasya — its; hetavaḥ — causes.

śarīra: par le corps; vāk: la parole; manobhiḥ: et le mental; yat: quelque; karma: action; prārabhate: que commence; naraḥ: une personne; nyāyyam: juste; vā: ou; viparītam: le contraire; vā: ou; pañca: cinq; ete: tous ces; tasya: ses; hetavaḥ: causes.

Translation

Translation

Whatever right or wrong action a man performs by body, mind or speech is caused by these five factors.

Tout acte, bon ou mauvais, que l’homme accomplit avec le corps, le mental ou la parole, procède de ces cinq facteurs.

Purport

Purport

The words “right” and “wrong” are very significant in this verse. Right work is work done in terms of the prescribed directions in the scriptures, and wrong work is work done against the principles of the scriptural injunctions. But whatever is done requires these five factors for its complete performance.

Attardons-nous ici sur le sens des mots « bon » et « mauvais ». L’acte bon est celui qui obéit aux directives des Écritures, et l’acte qualifié de mauvais celui qui les enfreint. Tout acte, néanmoins, nécessite les cinq facteurs précédemment énumérés pour son plein accomplissement.