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Bhagavadgītā 18.59

yadahaṃkāramāśritya na yotsya iti manyasemithyaiṣa vyavasāyaste prakṛtistvāṃ niyokṣyati

Transliteration IAST

yadahaṃkāramāśritya na yotsya iti manyase | mithyaiṣa vyavasāyaste prakṛtistvāṃ niyokṣyati

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Entrenched in egoism, thou thinkest, "I will not fight;" to no purpose thy determination; nature will constrain thee.

Annie BesantThe Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song (4th edition), 1922 · public domain

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  1. English Entrenched in egoism, thou thinkest, "I will not fight;" to no purpose thy determination; nature will constrain thee. Annie Besant

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Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0