BG 3.33
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि ।
प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति ॥
प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति ॥
sadṛśaṁ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ prakṛter jñānavān api
prakṛtiṁ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati
prakṛtiṁ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati
Word-for-word meanings
jñānavān api — even a wise person; ceṣṭate — acts; sadṛśam — in accordance with; svasyāḥ — his own; prakṛteḥ — priorly acquired nature; bhūtāni — all living beings; yānti — act or follow; prakṛtim — [their] acquired disposition; kim — what; nigrahaḥ — [will] restraint; kariṣyati — accomplish.
Translation
Even a wise person acts in accordance with his own priorly acquired nature. All living beings follow their acquired disposition. What can external restraint accomplish?