Bhagavad Gita 3.33
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि। प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।
sadṛiśhaṁ cheṣhṭate svasyāḥ prakṛiter jñānavān api prakṛitiṁ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṁ kariṣhyati
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sadṛiśham | sadṛiśham | accordingly |
| cheṣhṭate | cheṣhṭate | act |
| svasyāḥ | svasyāḥ | by their own |
| prakṛiteḥ | prakṛiteḥ | modes of nature |
| jñāna-vān | jñāna-vān | the wise |
| api | api | even |
| prakṛitim | prakṛitim | nature |
| yānti | yānti | follow |
| bhūtāni | bhūtāni | all living beings |
| nigrahaḥ | nigrahaḥ | repression |
| kim | kim | what |
| kariṣhyati | kariṣhyati | will do |
Even a wise man acts in accordance with his own nature; beings will follow their nature; what can restraint do?
ज्ञानवान् पुरुष भी अपनी प्रकृति के अनुसार चेष्टा करता है। सभी प्राणी अपनी प्रकृति पर ही जाते हैं, फिर इनमें (किसी का) निग्रह क्या करेगा।।