Chapter 18 · Verse 60
Bhagavad Gita 18.60
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga · मोक्ष संन्यास योग
Sanskrit Verse
स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा। कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत्।।18.60।।
Roman (IAST)
svabhāvajena kaunteya nibaddhaḥ svena karmaṇā| kartuṃ necchasi yanmohātkariṣyasyavaśo'pi tat||18.60||
Simple transliteration
svabhavajena kaunteya nibaddhah svena karmana kartum necchasi yanmohatkarishyasyavasho'pi tat18.60
Meaning
Meaning (English)
Bound by your own karma, born of your own nature, O Arjuna, that which out of delusion you do not wish to do, even that you will do helplessly.
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
हे कौन्तेय! तुम अपने स्वाभाविक कर्मों से बंधे हो, (अतः) मोहवशात् जिस कर्म को तुम करना नहीं चाहते हो, वही तुम विवश होकर करोगे।
About this verse
This is verse 60 of 78 in Chapter 18 (Moksha Sannyasa Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
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