Gita Verse 18.59

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 59

Sanskrit Verse

यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।

Transliteration

yad ahankāram āśhritya na yotsya iti manyase

mithyaiṣha vyavasāyas te prakṛitis tvāṁ niyokṣhyati

Word meanings

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

Swami Sivananda's translation

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

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 18