Chapter 5 · Verse 8
Bhagavad Gita 5.8
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Karma Sanyasa Yoga · कर्म संन्यास योग
Sanskrit Verse
नैव किञ्चित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित्। पश्यञ्शृण्वन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपञ्श्वसन्।।5.8।।
Roman (IAST)
naiva kiñcitkaromīti yukto manyeta tattvavit| paśyañśṛṇvanspṛśañjighrannaśnangacchansvapañśvasan||5.8||
Simple transliteration
naiva kincitkaromiti yukto manyeta tattvavit pashyanshrinvansprishanjighrannashnangacchansvapanshvasan5.8
Meaning
Meaning (English)
A person united with the Divine, who knows the truth of things, realizes 'I do nothing at all' — even while seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, walking, sleeping, or breathing.
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
तत्त्ववित् युक्त पुरुष यह सोचेगा (अर्थात् जानता है) कि "मैं किंचित् मात्र कर्म नहीं करता हूँ" देखता हुआ, सुनता हुआ, स्पर्श करता हुआ, सूंघता हुआ, खाता हुआ, चलता हुआ, सोता हुआ, श्वास लेता हुआ,।
About this verse
This is verse 8 of 29 in Chapter 5 (Karma Sanyasa Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.