BG 18.15
शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः ।
न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः ॥
न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः ॥
śarīra-vāṅ-manobhir yat karma prārabhate naraḥ
nyāyyaṁ vā viparītaṁ vā pañcaite tasya hetavaḥ
nyāyyaṁ vā viparītaṁ vā pañcaite tasya hetavaḥ
Word-for-word meanings
yat — whatever; karma — action; nyāyyam vā — whether righteous; vā — or; viparītam — the opposite [i.e., unrighteous]; naraḥ — a person; prārabhate — performs; śarīra — by the body; vāk — by speech; manobhiḥ — [or] by the mind; ete — these; pañca — five; tasya — [are] its; hetavaḥ — causes.
Translation
Whatever action, whether righteous or unrighteous, a person performs by means of the body, speech, or the mind, these five are its causes.