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Bhagavad Gītā 3.36, word by word
BG 3.36
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
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In English
Arjuna asked, "My Lord, what is it that drives a person to sin, even against their will and as if by compulsion?"
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Arjuna said, "But what compels man to commit sin, even against his wishes, O Varshneya (Krishna), as if constrained by force?"
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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