Bhagavad Gita · 3.33
॥
Devanāgarī
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि ।
प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sadṛśaṁ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ prakṛter jñānavān api |
prakṛtiṁ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सदृशम्sadṛśamin accordance, according to.
चेष्टतेceṣṭatehe acts.
स्वस्याःsvasyāḥhis own.
प्रकृतेःprakṛteḥnature.
ज्ञानवान् अपिjñānavān apieven a person who possesses knowledge.
प्रकृतिम्prakṛtimto [his own] nature.
यान्तिyāntithey follow, they incline.
भूतानिbhūtāniliving beings.
निग्रहःnigrahaḥsuppression.
किम्kimwhat?
करिष्यतिkariṣyatiwill it accomplish, will it yield?
Translation
“Even one who possesses knowledge [a liberated soul] acts according to his own nature, for all living beings follow their nature. What can be gained through [artificial] suppression?”
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