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Bhagavad Gītā (Kashmirian recension)4.17

4.17
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः । अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः ॥ ४-१७ ॥
karmaṇo hyapi boddhavyaṃ boddhavyaṃ ca vikarmaṇaḥ | akarmaṇaśca boddhavyaṃ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ || 4-17 ||
— the nature of action must be understood ; — and of forbidden action ; — and of inaction ; — deep is the course of action

For one must understand the nature of action, the nature of forbidden action, and the nature of inaction; deep is the course of action.