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॥

कर्मणो = karmano (n. gen. sg.), of action.; 

हि = hi, indeed, truly.; 

अपि = api, even, also.; 

बोद्धव्यं = boddhavyam (n. nom. sg. gerundive *budh), to be known, to be enlightened, to be taught.; 

च = ca, and.; 

विकर्मणः = vikarma7J(ls (n. gen. sg.), of wrong action, of unsuitable action.; 

अकर्मणश्च = akarmaṇaśca (n. gen. sg.), of non-action, of inaction.; 

च = ca, and.; 

बोद्धव्यं = boddhavyam (n. nom. sg. gerundive *budh), to be known, to be enlightened, to be learned.; 

गहना = gahanā (f. nom. sg.), difficult to under-stand, hard to comprehend, deep, dense, thick, profound.; 

कर्मणो = karmaṇo (n. gen. sg.), of action.; 

गतिः = gati (f. nom. sg.), way, path, road, going.