न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् |\nकार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः ||३-५||
na hi kaścitkṣaṇamapi jātu tiṣṭhatyakarmakṛt .\nkāryate hyavaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛtijairguṇaiḥ ||3-5||
There is no one who can remain without action even for a moment. Indeed, all beings are compelled to act by their qualities born of material nature (the three guṇas).