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Bhagavad Gita 3.33

Chapter 3: Karma Yoga (The Yoga of Action) · कर्मयोग

सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि ।प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति ॥

sadṛśaṃ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ prakṛterjñānavānapi |prakṛtiṃ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati ||

Meaning of Gita 3.33 in English

Even a wise person acts according to their own nature. All beings follow their nature — what can mere suppression achieve?

गीता 3.33 का हिंदी अर्थ

ज्ञानी व्यक्ति भी अपनी प्रकृति के अनुसार ही काम करता है। सभी प्राणी अपनी प्रकृति के पीछे चलते हैं — फिर ज़बरदस्ती दबाने से क्या होगा?

human naturesuppressionself-acceptance

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.