BG 4.16
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः ।
तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ॥
तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ॥
kiṁ karma kim akarmeti kavayo ’py atra mohitāḥ
tat te karma pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt
tat te karma pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt
Word-for-word meanings
kim — what; karma — [is] action; kim — [and] what; akarma — [is] inaction; kavayaḥ api — even the wise; mohitāḥ — are deluded; iti atra — in this particular matter; pravakṣyāmi — I shall [now] explain; te — to you; tat — that; karma — [truth of] action; jñātvā — knowing; yat — which; mokṣyase — you will be freed; aśubhāt — from bondage to action.
Translation
What is action and what is inaction? Even the wise are deluded in this regard. I shall now explain to you the truth of action, knowing which, you will be freed from bondage to action.