शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः | न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः ||१८-१५||
śarīravāṅmanobhiryatkarma prārabhate naraḥ . nyāyyaṃ vā viparītaṃ vā pañcaite tasya hetavaḥ ||18-15||
Chapter 18 · Verse 15
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
In plain words
Nyayyam Right Not opposed to Dharma conformable to the scriptures justifiable. Viparitam The opposite What is opposite to Dharma and opposed to the scriptures unjustifiable. Even those actions -- acts like winking and the like which are necessary conditions of life are indicated by the term the right and the reverse as they are effects of past Dharma and Adharma.
Translation
18.15 For whatever action a man undertakes by his body, speech and mind, whether right or wrong, i.e., enjoined or forbidden by the Sastras, the following five are its causes:
Meaning
Nyayyam Right Not opposed to Dharma conformable to the scriptures justifiable. Viparitam The opposite What is opposite to Dharma and opposed to the scriptures unjustifiable. Even those actions -- acts like winking and the like which are necessary conditions of life are indicated by the term the right and the reverse as they are effects of past Dharma and Adharma. Tasya Hetavah Its Causes The causes of every action. An objector argues In the previous verse it is said that the body actor various organs etc. are the necessary factors of every action. Why do you then make a distinction in actions by saying whatever action a man does by the body speech and mindOur answer is In the performance of every action one of the three -- body speech or mind -- has a more prominent share than the others while seeing hearing and other activities which accompany or go along with life are subordinate to that one. Therefore all actions are classified under three groups and are spoken of as done by the body or speech or mind. The fruit of an actions also is enjoyed through the body speech and mind and one of the three takes a more prominent share than the rest. Therefore it is proper to say Whatever action a man performs with his body speech and mind৷৷.
Word by word
शरीरवाङ्मनोभिः by (his) body speech and mind यत् whatever कर्म action प्रारभते performs नरः man न्याय्यम् right वा or विपरीतम् the reverse वा or पञ्च five एते these तस्य its हेतवः causes.