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Liberation Through Surrender
स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत्
swbhāva-jena kaunteya nibaddhaḥ svena karmaṇā kartuṁ nechchhasi yan mohāt kariṣhyasy avaśho ’pi tat
O Arjuna! Your duty binds you. It has arisen from your own nature, and that which you do not desire to do in your delusion, you will do that very thing. You are helpless.
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
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