{"chapter_id":18,"chapter_number":18,"chapter_title":"Moksha Sanyasa Yoga","id":682,"verse_number":59,"verse_order":682,"text":"यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।","transliteration":"yad ahankāram āśhritya na yotsya iti manyase\nmithyaiṣha vyavasāyas te prakṛitis tvāṁ niyokṣhyati\n","word_meanings":{"yat":"if","ahankāram":"motivated by pride","āśhritya":"taking shelter","na yotsye":"I shall not fight","iti":"thus","manyase":"you think","mithyā eṣhaḥ":"this is all false","vyavasāyaḥ":"determination","te":"your","prakṛitiḥ":"material nature","tvām":"you","niyokṣhyati":"will engage"},"translation":"If, driven by egotism, you think, 'I will not fight,' your resolve is useless; your own material nature will compel you to act.","simple_meaning":"You cannot avoid your duty out of pride; your inborn nature will ultimately force you to fulfill it anyway.","commentary":"Krishna warns Arjuna that ego-driven escapism fails against one's core nature. Kshatriya instincts will eventually force him to fight despite temporary delusions.","theme":"The inevitability of natural duty","life_application":"Embrace your innate responsibilities rather than fleeing out of pride or fear; authenticity lies in working through your natural role."}