न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः | न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते ||५-१४||
na kartṛtvaṃ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛjati prabhuḥ . na karmaphalasaṃyogaṃ svabhāvastu pravartate ||5-14||
Chapter 5 · Verse 14
Karma Sannyasa Yoga
कर्मसंन्यासयोग
Translation
5.14 The lord of the body (the self i.e., the Jiva) does not create agency, nor actions, nor union with the fruits of actions in relation to the world of selves. It is only the inherent tendencies that function.
Meaning
The Lord does not create agency or doership. He does not press anyone to do actions. He never tells anyone. Do this or do that. He does not bring about the union with the fruit of actions. It is Prakritit or Nature that does everything. (Cf. III.33)
Word by word
न not कर्तृत्वम् agency न not कर्माणि actions लोकस्य for this world सृजति creates प्रभुः the Lord न not कर्मफलसंयोगम् union with the fruits of actions स्वभावः nature तु but प्रवर्तते leads to action.