BG 18.14

अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम् ।
विविधाश्च पृथक्चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम् ॥
adhiṣṭhānaṁ tathā kartā karaṇaṁ ca pṛthag-vidham
vividhāś ca pṛthak ceṣṭā daivaṁ caivātra pañcamam

Word-for-word meanings

adhiṣṭhānam — [The five causes of action are as follows:] the seat of action [i.e., the body];  tathā — and;  kartā — the agent [the living entity who identifies with the body];  ca — and;  pṛthak-vidham — the different types;  karaṇam — [of] senses;  ca — and;  vividhāḥ — the various;  pṛthak — distinct;  ceṣṭāḥ — efforts;  ca eva — and indeed;  daivam — daiva [fate or the overseership of Paramātmā];  pañcamam — [which is] the fifth;  atra — among them.

Translation

[The five causes of action are as follows:] the seat of action [the body], the agent [the living entity who identifies with the body], the various senses, the various types of distinct efforts [such as the movements of the vital currents within the body], and daiva [fate or the overseership of Paramātmā], which is the fifth cause among them.

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