BG - 18.60

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

swbhāva-jena kaunteya nibaddhaḥ svena karmaṇā kartuṁ nechchhasi yan mohāt kariṣhyasy avaśho ’pi tat

• 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

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.

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