Bhagavad Gita · 3.36
॥
Devanāgarī
अर्जुन उवाच ।
अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः ।
अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
arjuna uvāca |
atha kena prayukto 'yaṁ pāpaṁ carati pūruṣaḥ |
anicchann api vārṣṇeya balād iva niyojitaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अर्जुनः उवाचarjunaḥ uvācaArjuna said.
अथathanow, but then.
केनkenaby what, by what force.
प्रयुक्तःprayuktaḥimpelled, driven.
अयम्ayamthis.
पापम्pāpamsin, sinful deeds.
चरतिcaratihe commits.
पूरुषःpūruṣaḥa person.
अनिच्छन् अपिan-icchan apieven without wishing it.
वार्ष्णेयvārṣṇeyaO Vārṣṇeya! (descendant of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty).
बलात् इवbalāt ivaas if by force, forcibly.
नियोजितःniyojitaḥcompelled, driven.
Translation
Arjuna said: “O Vārṣṇeya, by what force is a person driven to commit sinful acts, even against his will, as though he were compelled to it by force?”
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