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The Path of Action
अर्जुन उवाच अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः। अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः
arjuna uvācha atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ charati pūruṣhaḥ anichchhann api vārṣhṇeya balād iva niyojitaḥ
Arjuna asked, "My Lord, what is it that drives a person to sin, even against their will and as if by compulsion?"
arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said · atha—then · kena—by what · prayuktaḥ—impelled · ayam—one · pāpam—sins · charati—commit · pūruṣhaḥ—a person · anichchhan—unwillingly · api—even · vārṣhṇeya—he who belongs to the Vrishni clan, Shree Krishna · balāt—by force · iva—as if · niyojitaḥ—engaged
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