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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 59 (18.59) means: If out of ego you think, "I will not fight," your resolve is in vain. Your own nature will drive you to it.
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
yad ahankāram āśhritya na yotsya iti manyase mithyaiṣha vyavasāyas te prakṛitis tvāṁ niyokṣhyati
If out of ego you think, "I will not fight," your resolve is in vain. Your own nature will drive you to it.
अगर अहंकार से तुम सोचो, "मैं युद्ध नहीं करूँगा," तो तुम्हारा निश्चय व्यर्थ है। तुम्हारा अपना स्वभाव तुम्हें इसमें धकेल देगा।
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It is verse 59 of Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 78 verses in total.
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