etāni

लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा

etāni — these

Greed, busyness, the undertaking of actions, restlessness and craving arise when restlessness has grown strong.

अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च

etāni — these

Darkness, inactivity, heedlessness and delusion arise when inertia has grown strong, Arjuna.

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः

etāni — these

When the lord of the body takes a body, and when he leaves it, he carries these with him — as the wind carries scents from their places.

एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च

etāni — these

Even these actions should be done having let go of attachment and of their fruits. This is my settled view.

पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे

etāni — these

Learn from me, mighty-armed one, the five causes of all action, as told in the reckoning that brings action to an end: