Word meanings
- yat
- if
- ahankāram
- motivated by pride
- āśritya
- taking shelter
- na yotsye
- I shall not fight
- iti
- thus
- manyase
- you think
- mithyā eṣaḥ
- this is all false
- vyavasāyaḥ
- determination
- te
- your
- prakṛtiḥ
- material nature
- tvām
- you
- niyokṣyati
- will engage
Translations
If, filled with egoism, thou thinkest, "I will not fight," then thy resolve is vain; nature will compel thee.
If you in your vanity think of avoiding this fight, your will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel you.
Though you think 'I shall not fight', relying on egotism, this determination of yours is vain. Your nature will impel you!
अहंकारका आश्रय लेकर तू जो ऐसा मान रहा है कि मैं युद्ध नहीं करूँगा, तेरा यह निश्चय मिथ्या (झूठा) है; क्योंकि तेरी क्षात्र-प्रकृति तेरेको युद्धमें लगा देगी।Commentary
This strong determination of thy mind will be rendered utterly futile by thy inner nature thy nature will constrain thee thy nature as a warrior will compel thee to fight. It is a mere illusion to say that thou art Arjuna, that these are thy relatives and that to kill them will be a sin.