Bhagavad Gita 18.60
स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत्।।
swbhāva-jena kaunteya nibaddhaḥ svena karmaṇā kartuṁ nechchhasi yan mohāt kariṣhyasy avaśho ’pi tat
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| swabhāva-jena | swabhāva-jena | born of one’s own material nature |
| kaunteya | kaunteya | Arjun, the son of Kunti |
| nibaddhaḥ | nibaddhaḥ | bound |
| svena | svena | by your own |
| karmaṇā | karmaṇā | actions |
| kartum | kartum | to do |
| na | na | not |
| ichchhasi | ichchhasi | you wish |
| yat | yat | which |
| mohāt | mohāt | out of delusion |
| kariṣhyasi | kariṣhyasi | you will do |
| avaśhaḥ | avaśhaḥ | helplessly |
| api | api | even though |
| tat | tat | that |
O Arjuna, bound by your own Karma (action) born of your own nature, that which from delusion you wish not to do, even that you shall do helplessly.
हे कौन्तेय ! तुम अपने स्वाभाविक कर्मों से बंधे हो, (अत:) मोहवशात् जिस कर्म को तुम करना नहीं चाहते हो, वही तुम विवश होकर करोगे।।