Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 59 (18.59)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे
मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति
॥ 18.59 ॥
yadahaṅkāramāśritya na yotsya iti manyase
mithyaiṣa vyavasāyaste prakṛtistvāṃ niyokṣyati
Translation
"If, relying on ego, you think 'I will not fight' — this resolve of yours is false; your nature will compel you."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. prakṛtiḥ kṣatriyasvabhāvaḥ — the nature of a kshatriya.
Acharya Ramanuja. ātmani hitāhitajñāne svātantryābhimānam āśritya — relying on the pride of independence in knowing what is good and bad for oneself.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.