Bhagavad Gita 3.36

Sanskrit

अर्जुन उवाच । अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः । अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

arjuna uvāca | atha kena prayukto'yaṃ pāpaṃ carati pūruṣaḥ | anicchannapi vārṣṇeya balādiva niyojitaḥ ‖ 36 ‖

अर्जुन बोले: हे कृष्ण, फिर इंसान न चाहते हुए भी पाप क्यों करता है? कौन उसे ऐसे खींचता है, जैसे कोई ज़बरदस्ती करवा रहा हो?

AI-assisted simple meaning — draft, being reviewed by a knowledgeable person.

English meaning

Arjuna said: But dragged on by what does a man commit sin, reluctantly indeed, O Varshneya, as it were by force constrained?