Bhagavad Gita 18.60स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत् ॥

swbhāva-jena kaunteya nibaddhaḥ svena karmaṇā

kartuṁ nechchhasi yan mohāt kariṣhyasy avaśho ’pi tat

Sanskrit recitation

18.59 18.61

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Translation

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.

Hindi translation

हे कुन्तीनन्दन ! अपने स्वभावजन्य कर्मसे बँधा हुआ तू मोहके कारण जो नहीं करना चाहता, उसको तू (क्षात्र-प्रकृतिके) परवश होकर करेगा।

Meaning

Thou art endowed, O Arjuna, with martial alities, prowess, valour, skill, etc. Thou art, therefore, bound by these innate alities. Thou wilt be forced to fight by thy own nature. Nature will constrain thee to fight, much against thy will.

After Swami Sivananda

Surrender the weight· 18.56–18.66→

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na: not
api: even though
tat: that
yat: which
svena: by your own
kartum: to do
mohāt: out of delusion
kaunteya: Arjun, the son of Kunti
ichchhasi: you wish
avaśhaḥ: helplessly
karmaṇā: actions
nibaddhaḥ: bound
kariṣhyasi: you will do
swabhāva-jena: born of one’s own material nature

Bhagavad Gita 18.60स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत् ॥

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