Bhagavad Geeta 18.59
Sanskrit
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
yad ahankāram āśhritya na yotsya iti manyase mithyaiṣha vyavasāyas te prakṛitis tvāṁ niyokṣhyati
Meaning
You cannot escape your responsibilities through denial or wishful thinking. Your inherent nature and circumstances will compel action regardless of your resistance.
Translation
Though you think 'I shall not fight', relying on egotism, this determination of yours is vain. Your nature will impel you!
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: