BG 18.13

पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे ।
साङ्ख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम् ॥
pañcaitāni mahā-bāho kāraṇāni nibodha me
sāṅkhye kṛtānte proktāni siddhaye sarva-karmaṇām

Word-for-word meanings

mahā-bāho — O mighty-armed one;  nibodha — learn;  me — from Me;  etāni — these;  pañca — five;  kāraṇāni — causes;  siddhaye — [necessary] for the accomplishment;  sarva — of all;  karmaṇām — actions;  proktāni — which are described;  sāṅkhye — in the Vedānta scriptures;  kṛta-ante — in which is explained how to bring an end to karma.

Translation

O mighty-armed, learn from Me the five causes necessary for the accomplishment of all actions. They are described in the Vedānta scriptures which explain how to bring an end to karma.

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