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Bhagavad Gita 3.32
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Sanskrit
ये त्वेतदभ्यसूयन्तो नानुतिष्ठन्ति मे मतम्।
सर्वज्ञानविमूढांस्तान्विद्धि नष्टानचेतसः
सर्वज्ञानविमूढांस्तान्विद्धि नष्टानचेतसः
Transliteration
ye tvetad abhyasūyanto nānutiṣhṭhanti me matam
sarva-jñāna-vimūḍhāns tān viddhi naṣhṭān achetasaḥ
sarva-jñāna-vimūḍhāns tān viddhi naṣhṭān achetasaḥ
Synonyms
sadṛśam: accordingly;
ceṣṭate: tries;
svasyāḥ: by his own;
prakṛteḥ: modes of nature;
jñāna: vān — learned;
api: although;
prakṛtim: nature;
yānti: undergo;
bhūtāni: all living entities;
nigrahaḥ: repression;
kim: what;
kariṣyati: can do .;
English Meaning
Even a man of knowledge acts according to his own nature, for everyone follows the nature he has acquired from the three modes. What can repression accomplish?
Life Theme
Selfless Action
Life Application
Working hard in a team or organization without being driven only by personal credit or reward.