Gita Verse 18.60

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 60

Sanskrit Verse

स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत्।।18.60।।

Transliteration

swbhāva-jena kaunteya nibaddhaḥ svena karmaṇā

kartuṁ nechchhasi yan mohāt kariṣhyasy avaśho ’pi tat

Word meanings

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

Swami Sivananda's 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.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 18