BG 18.16

तत्रैवं सति कर्तारमात्मानं केवलं तु यः ।
पश्यत्यकृतबुद्धित्वान्न स पश्यति दुर्मतिः ॥
tatraivaṁ sati kartāram ātmānaṁ kevalaṁ tu yaḥ
paśyaty akṛta-buddhitvān na sa paśyati durmatiḥ

Word-for-word meanings

evam — such;  sati — being the case;  tu — however;  yaḥ — one who;  paśyati — considers;  ātmānam — himself;  kevalam — as the sole;  kartāram — agent;  tatra — in this matter;  saḥ — he;  durmatiḥ — being foolish;  na paśyati — does not in fact see;  akṛta-buddhitvāt — because of unrefined intellect.

Translation

Such being the case, however, one who considers himself as the sole agent in this matter — he, being foolish, does not in fact see, because of unrefined intellect.

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