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सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि ।
प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति ॥३- ३३॥
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि ।
प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति ॥३- ३३॥
sadRRishaM cheShTate swasyaaH prakRRiterdnyaanawaanapi ।
prakRRitiM yaanti bhootaani nigrahaH kiM kariShyati ॥३- ३३॥
Source: Automatic ITRANS Transliteration
Even the knowledgeable strive according to their own nature.
What can beings controlled by nature do, restrained?
Source: Milind S. Pandit
All beings follow their nature. Even the wise act according to their own nature. What, then, is the value of sense restraint?
Even a man of knowledge acts according to his own nature, for everyone follows his nature. What can repression accomplish?
Source: Bhagavad Gita As It Is