{"id":5597,"date":"2026-09-16T20:11:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/bhagavad-gita-chapter-5-karma-sannyasa-yoga-iast\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T00:49:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T19:19:24","slug":"bhagavad-gita-chapter-5-karma-sannyasa-yoga-iast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/bhagavad-gita-chapter-5-karma-sannyasa-yoga-iast\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 in English IAST: Karma Sa\u1e43ny\u0101sa Yoga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 5: Karma Sa\u1e43ny\u0101sa Yoga<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Twenty-nine verses. Giving up action and acting without clinging to its fruit are compared here, together with the peace of one who sees all as equal.
Tap any verse card to open its page with the word-by-word meaning. Pages are ready for every verse of this chapter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

All eighteen chapters are listed here: \u015ar\u012bmad Bhagavad G\u012bt\u0101<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

1<\/span>arjuna uv\u0101ca
sa\u1e43ny\u0101sa\u1e43 karma\u1e47\u0101\u1e43 k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a punaryoga\u1e43 ca \u015ba\u1e43sasi|
yacchreya etayoreka\u1e43 tanme br\u016bhi suni\u015bcitam || 1 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.1 \u2192<\/span><\/a>2<\/span>\u015br\u012bbhagav\u0101nuv\u0101ca
sa\u1e43ny\u0101sa\u1e25 karmayoga\u015bca ni\u1e25\u015breyasakar\u0101vubhau|
tayostu karmasa\u1e43ny\u0101s\u0101tkarmayogo vi\u015bi\u1e63yate || 2 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.2 \u2192<\/span><\/a>3<\/span>j\u00f1eya\u1e25 sa nityasa\u1e43ny\u0101s\u012b yo na dve\u1e63\u1e6di na k\u0101\u1e45k\u1e63ati|
nirdvandvo hi mah\u0101b\u0101ho sukha\u1e43 bandh\u0101tpramucyate || 3 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.3 \u2192<\/span><\/a>4<\/span>s\u0101\u1e45khyayogau p\u1e5bthagb\u0101l\u0101\u1e25 pravadanti na pa\u1e47\u1e0dit\u0101\u1e25|
ekamapy\u0101sthita\u1e25 samyagubhayorvindate phalam || 4 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.4 \u2192<\/span><\/a>5<\/span>yats\u0101\u1e45khyai\u1e25 pr\u0101pyate sth\u0101na\u1e43 tadyogairapi gamyate|
eka\u1e43 s\u0101\u1e45khya\u1e43 ca yoga\u1e43 ca ya\u1e25 pa\u015byati sa pa\u015byati || 5 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.5 \u2192<\/span><\/a>6<\/span>sa\u1e43ny\u0101sastu mah\u0101b\u0101ho du\u1e25kham\u0101ptumayogata\u1e25|
yogayukto munirbrahma nacire\u1e47\u0101dhigacchati || 6 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.6 \u2192<\/span><\/a>7<\/span>yogayukto vi\u015buddh\u0101tm\u0101 vijit\u0101tm\u0101 jitendriya\u1e25|
sarvabh\u016bt\u0101tmabh\u016bt\u0101tm\u0101 kurvannapi na lipyate || 7 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.7 \u2192<\/span><\/a>8<\/span>naiva ki\u00f1citkarom\u012bti yukto manyeta tattvavit|
pa\u015bya\u00f1\u015b\u1e5b\u1e47vansp\u1e5b\u015ba\u00f1jighranna\u015bnangacchansvapa\u00f1\u015bvasan || 8 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.8 \u2192<\/span><\/a>9<\/span>pralapanvis\u1e5bjang\u1e5bh\u1e47annunmi\u1e63annimi\u1e63annapi|
indriy\u0101\u1e47\u012bndriy\u0101rthe\u1e63u vartanta iti dh\u0101rayan || 9 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.9 \u2192<\/span><\/a>10<\/span>brahma\u1e47y\u0101dh\u0101ya karm\u0101\u1e47i sa\u1e45ga\u1e43 tyaktv\u0101 karoti ya\u1e25|
lipyate na sa p\u0101pena padmapatramiv\u0101mbhas\u0101 || 10 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.10 \u2192<\/span><\/a>11<\/span>k\u0101yena manas\u0101 buddhy\u0101 kevalairindriyairapi|
yogina\u1e25 karma kurvanti sa\u1e45ga\u1e43 tyaktv\u0101tma\u015buddhaye || 11 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.11 \u2192<\/span><\/a>12<\/span>yukta\u1e25 karmaphala\u1e43 tyaktv\u0101 \u015b\u0101ntim\u0101pnoti nai\u1e63\u1e6dhik\u012bm|
ayukta\u1e25 k\u0101mak\u0101re\u1e47a phale sakto nibadhyate || 12 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.12 \u2192<\/span><\/a>13<\/span>sarvakarm\u0101\u1e47i manas\u0101 sa\u1e43nyasy\u0101ste sukha\u1e43 va\u015b\u012b|
navadv\u0101re pure deh\u012b naiva kurvanna k\u0101rayan || 13 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.13 \u2192<\/span><\/a>14<\/span>na kart\u1e5btva\u1e43 na karm\u0101\u1e47i lokasya s\u1e5bjati prabhu\u1e25|
na karmaphalasa\u1e43yoga\u1e43 svabh\u0101vastu pravartate || 14 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.14 \u2192<\/span><\/a>15<\/span>n\u0101datte kasyacitp\u0101pa\u1e43 na caiva suk\u1e5bta\u1e43 vibhu\u1e25|
aj\u00f1\u0101nen\u0101v\u1e5bta\u1e43 j\u00f1\u0101na\u1e43 tena muhyanti jantava\u1e25 || 15 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.15 \u2192<\/span><\/a>16<\/span>j\u00f1\u0101nena tu tadaj\u00f1\u0101na\u1e43 ye\u1e63\u0101\u1e43 n\u0101\u015bitam\u0101tmana\u1e25|
te\u1e63\u0101m\u0101dityavajj\u00f1\u0101na\u1e43 prak\u0101\u015bayati tatparam || 16 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.16 \u2192<\/span><\/a>17<\/span>tadbuddhayastad\u0101tm\u0101nastanni\u1e63\u1e6dh\u0101statpar\u0101ya\u1e47\u0101\u1e25|
gacchantyapunar\u0101v\u1e5btti\u1e43 j\u00f1\u0101nanirdh\u016btakalma\u1e63\u0101\u1e25 || 17 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.17 \u2192<\/span><\/a>18<\/span>vidy\u0101vinayasampanne br\u0101hma\u1e47e gavi hastini|
\u015buni caiva \u015bvap\u0101ke ca pa\u1e47\u1e0dit\u0101\u1e25 samadar\u015bina\u1e25 || 18 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.18 \u2192<\/span><\/a>19<\/span>ihaiva tairjita\u1e25 sargo ye\u1e63\u0101\u1e43 s\u0101mye sthita\u1e43 mana\u1e25|
nirdo\u1e63a\u1e43 hi sama\u1e43 brahma tasm\u0101dbrahma\u1e47i te sthit\u0101\u1e25 || 19 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.19 \u2192<\/span><\/a>20<\/span>na prah\u1e5b\u1e63yetpriya\u1e43 pr\u0101pya nodvijetpr\u0101pya c\u0101priyam|
sthirabuddhirasamm\u016b\u1e0dho brahmavidbrahma\u1e47i sthita\u1e25 || 20 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.20 \u2192<\/span><\/a>21<\/span>b\u0101hyaspar\u015be\u1e63vasakt\u0101tm\u0101 vindaty\u0101tmani yatsukham|
sa brahmayogayukt\u0101tm\u0101 sukhamak\u1e63ayama\u015bnute || 21 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.21 \u2192<\/span><\/a>22<\/span>ye hi sa\u1e43spar\u015baj\u0101 bhog\u0101 du\u1e25khayonaya eva te|
\u0101dyantavanta\u1e25 kaunteya na te\u1e63u ramate budha\u1e25 || 22 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.22 \u2192<\/span><\/a>23<\/span>\u015baknot\u012bhaiva ya\u1e25 so\u1e0dhu\u1e43 pr\u0101k\u015bar\u012bravimok\u1e63a\u1e47\u0101t|
k\u0101makrodhodbhava\u1e43 vega\u1e43 sa yukta\u1e25 sa sukh\u012b nara\u1e25 || 23 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.23 \u2192<\/span><\/a>24<\/span>yo’nta\u1e25sukho’ntar\u0101r\u0101mastath\u0101ntarjyotireva ya\u1e25|
sa yog\u012b brahmanirv\u0101\u1e47a\u1e43 brahmabh\u016bto’dhigacchati || 24 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.24 \u2192<\/span><\/a>25<\/span>labhante brahmanirv\u0101\u1e47am\u1e5b\u1e63aya\u1e25 k\u1e63\u012b\u1e47akalma\u1e63\u0101\u1e25|
chinnadvaidh\u0101 yat\u0101tm\u0101na\u1e25 sarvabh\u016btahite rat\u0101\u1e25 || 25 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.25 \u2192<\/span><\/a>26<\/span>k\u0101makrodhaviyukt\u0101n\u0101\u1e43 yat\u012bn\u0101\u1e43 yatacetas\u0101m|
abhito brahmanirv\u0101\u1e47a\u1e43 vartate vidit\u0101tman\u0101m || 26 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.26 \u2192<\/span><\/a>27<\/span>spar\u015b\u0101nk\u1e5btv\u0101 bahirb\u0101hy\u0101\u1e43\u015bcak\u1e63u\u015bcaiv\u0101ntare bhruvo\u1e25|
pr\u0101\u1e47\u0101p\u0101nau samau k\u1e5btv\u0101 n\u0101s\u0101bhyantarac\u0101ri\u1e47au || 27 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.27 \u2192<\/span><\/a>28<\/span>yatendriyamanobuddhirmunirmok\u1e63apar\u0101ya\u1e47a\u1e25|
vigatecch\u0101bhayakrodho ya\u1e25 sad\u0101 mukta eva sa\u1e25 || 28 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.28 \u2192<\/span><\/a>29<\/span>bhokt\u0101ra\u1e43 yaj\u00f1atapas\u0101\u1e43 sarvalokamahe\u015bvaram|
suh\u1e5bda\u1e43 sarvabh\u016bt\u0101n\u0101\u1e43 j\u00f1\u0101tv\u0101 m\u0101\u1e43 \u015b\u0101ntim\u1e5bcchati || 29 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 5.29 \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

o\u1e43 tatsaditi \u015br\u012bmadbhagavadg\u012bt\u0101s\u016bpani\u1e63atsu brahmavidy\u0101y\u0101\u1e43 yoga\u015b\u0101stre \u015br\u012bk\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47\u0101rjunasa\u1e43v\u0101de karmasa\u1e43ny\u0101sayogo n\u0101ma pa\u00f1camo’dhy\u0101ya\u1e25 ||<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Karma Sannyasa Yoga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The fourth chapter said that action dissolves away through knowledge, and ended with \u2018take to yoga, stand up\u2019. To Arjuna these looked like opposed paths that one person could not follow at the same time. Give up action, or do it? The fifth chapter opens with this question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krishna\u2019s answer comes in two steps: both paths lead to the highest good, but the yoga of action is better. The rest of the chapter shows how one can be free within while working without, through images such as the lotus leaf in water, the city of nine gates, and knowledge shining like the sun. Verses twenty-seven and twenty-eight are a prelude to the yoga of meditation in the sixth chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How the chapter moves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Verses 1 to 6: Arjuna\u2019s question, the answer that both paths share one goal, why the yoga of action is still better, and seeing sankhya and yoga as one.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 7 to 12: The yogi who knows \u2018I do nothing\u2019 even while working, the lotus leaf untouched by water, and the peace of one who has let go of the fruit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 13 to 17: The embodied one dwelling at ease in the city of nine gates, the Lord who does not create doership, knowledge covered by ignorance, and understanding that shines like the sun.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 18 to 23: The wise one who sees all as equal, the limits of pleasures born of contact, and the one who can withstand the force of desire and anger before leaving the body.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 24 to 29: Inner joy and light, brahma-nirvana, the first outlines of meditation, and the peace that comes from knowing the Lord as the friend of all beings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Which \u2018renunciation\u2019 is meant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    When the second verse calls the yoga of action better, the acharyas differ on what it is better than. For Shankara it is better than a mere giving up of action without knowledge; renunciation joined with knowledge has a different place. For Ramanuja the renunciation here is the yoga of knowledge, and even for one qualified for it the yoga of action is easier and better. For Madhva what is being compared is not the formal order of sannyasa but the inner giving up within action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    These pages do not decide between the readings. Wherever the acharyas part, each position is recorded in its own terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Equal vision<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The eighteenth verse is among the most quoted in the Gita: in a learned and humble brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a shvapaka, the wise see the same. Its weight falls not on the old social ranking but on the equal vision that sees past it. There is a note on the word \u2018shvapaka\u2019 on that verse\u2019s page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sources:<\/strong> several.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The twenty-nine verses of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 in English IAST transliteration, each linked to its page with word-by-word meaning, Kannada and English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"_manohara_link_phrases":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[187,188],"class_list":["post-5597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bhagavad-gita","tag-krishna","tag-shlokada-artha"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5597"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5682,"href":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5597\/revisions\/5682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}