पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे | साङ्ख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्
pañcaitāni mahābāho kāraṇāni nibodha me . sāṅkhye kṛtānte proktāni siddhaye sarvakarmaṇām
Ô toi aux bras puissants, apprends de Moi ces cinq facteurs pour l'accomplissement de toutes les actions, tels qu'ils sont énoncés dans le Vedanta, où les actions trouvent leur terme.
O mighty-armed one, learned from Me these [Another reading is etani.-Tr.] five factors for the accomplishment of all actions, which have been spoken of in the Vedanta in which actions terminate.
Le Soi (Atman) n'a aucune connexion avec l'activité ; la Nature (Prakriti) fait tout, et le Soi demeure le témoin silencieux et indifférent. La structure de l'activité humaine est le résultat de cinq causes bien définies, qui seront énumérées dans le verset suivant. Le terme Sankhya ou Vedanta ici fait référence à la connaissance du Soi telle qu'enseignée dans les Upanishads, qui met fin à toutes les actions. Lorsque la connaissance du Soi surgit, toutes les actions cessent, car le sage libéré devient un Kritakritya, celui qui a tout accompli et n'a plus rien à faire.
The Self has no connection whatevr with activity. Nature does everything. The Self is the silent witness. He remains indifferent. The whole superstructure of human activity is the result of the five welldefined causes which are enumerated in the following verse.Etani These Which are going to be mentioned.Sankhya Vedanta Knowledge of the Self as taught in the Vedanta (the Upanishads) puts an end to all actions. This is the reason why the term Kritante (the end of actions) is used here. When the knowledge of the Self arises? all actions terminate. This is taught in chapter II? verse 46 To the Brahman who has known the Self al the Vedas are of so much use as is a reservoir of water in a place where there is a flood everywhere. Again? in verse 33 of chapter IV? it is said All actions in their entirety? O Arjuna? culminate in knowledge. Vedanta? therefore? which imparts knowledge of the Self? is the end of action. A liberated sage who has attained the knowledge of the Self in accordance with the instructions laid down in the Vedanta becomes a Kritakritya (one who has done everything and has nothing more to do).