Bhagavad Gita 18.59यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति ॥

yad ahankāram āśhritya na yotsya iti manyase

mithyaiṣha vyavasāyas te prakṛitis tvāṁ niyokṣhyati

Sanskrit recitation

18.58 18.60

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Translation

If, filled with egoism, thou thinkest, "I will not fight," then thy resolve is vain; nature will compel thee.

Hindi translation

अहंकारका आश्रय लेकर तू जो ऐसा मान रहा है कि मैं युद्ध नहीं करूँगा, तेरा यह निश्चय मिथ्या (झूठा) है; क्योंकि तेरी क्षात्र-प्रकृति तेरेको युद्धमें लगा देगी।

Meaning

This strong determination of thy mind will be rendered utterly futile by thy inner nature thy nature will constrain thee thy nature as a warrior will compel thee to fight. It is a mere illusion to say that thou art Arjuna, that these are thy relatives and that to kill them will be a sin.

After Swami Sivananda

Surrender the weight· 18.56–18.66→

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Word-by-word→

te: your
iti: thus
yat: if
tvām: you
manyase: you think
na yotsye: I shall not fight
ahankāram: motivated by pride
āśhritya: taking shelter
niyokṣhyati: will engage
prakṛitiḥ: material nature
vyavasāyaḥ: determination
mithyā eṣhaḥ: this is all false

Bhagavad Gita 18.59यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति ॥

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