Whatever action (karma) a man undertakes with his body, speech, and mind, Whether just or the opposite, these five are its causes.
Whatever action one initiates through body, speech, and mind, be it proper or perverse, these five causes are present.
(15) These are the five causes of whatever work a man may undertake,—of body, speech, or mind,—no matter whether right or wrong.
18.15 Whatever action a man performs with the body, speech and mind, be it just or its reverse, of it these five are the causes.
18.15 For whatever action a man undertakes by his body, speech and mind, whether right or wrong, i.e., enjoined or forbidden by the Śāstras, the following five are its causes:
18.15 Whatever action a man performs with his body, speech and mind -- whether right or the reverse -- these five are its causes.