BG 18.59
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे ।
मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति ॥
मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति ॥
yad ahaṅkāram āśritya na yotsya iti manyase
mithyaiṣa vyavasāyas te prakṛtis tvāṁ niyokṣyati
mithyaiṣa vyavasāyas te prakṛtis tvāṁ niyokṣyati
Word-for-word meanings
āśritya — by falling prey; ahaṅkāram — to the separatist ego-sense; yad — that which; manyase — you are thinking; na yotsye iti — “I will not fight; ” eṣaḥ — this; vyavasāyaḥ — resolve; te — of yours; mithyā — is useless; prakṛtiḥ — [because] material nature; niyokṣyati — will compel; tvām — you [to fight].
Translation
By falling prey to the separatist ego-sense, you are thinking, “I will not fight.” Yet, this resolve of yours is useless, because your nature will compel you to fight.