Sanskrit · Devanagari
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि। प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति ॥
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sadṛśaṃ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ prakṛterjñānavānapi prakṛtiṃ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882and ruined. Even a man of knowledge acts consonantly to his own nature. All beings follow nature. What will restraint effect?
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।3.33।। सदृशम् अनुरूपं चेष्टते चेष्टां करोति। कस्य स्वस्याः स्वकीयायाः प्रकृतेः। प्रकृतिर्नाम पूर्वकृतधर्माधर्मादिसंस्कारः वर्तमानजन्मादौ अभिव्यक्तः सा प्रकृतिः। तस्याः सदृशमेव सर्वो जन्तुः ज्ञानवानपि चेष्टते किं पुनर्मूर्खः। तस्मात् प्रकृतिं यान्ति अनुगच्छन्ति भूतानि प्राणिनः। निग्रहः निषेधरूपः किं करिष्यति मम वा अन्यस्य वा।।यदि सर्वो जन्तुः आत्मनः प्रकृतिसदृशमेव चेष्टते न च प्रकृतिशून्यः कश्चित् अस्ति ततः पुरुषकारस्य विषयानुपपत्तेः शास्त्रानर्थक्यप्राप्तौ इदमुच्यते
720ca54e981d…Rāmānuja
3.33 Such and such is the nature of the self, which is different from the Prakrti - this has to be always contemplated upon: thus declare the Sastras. Even a person who knows this, acts in relation to material objects only according to his own nature, i.e., guided by his old subtle impressions. How is this? 'All beings follow their nature.' Beings in conjunction with non-conscient matter, all follow only subtle impressions which have continued to come from time immemorial. What can the control enjoined by Sastras, do to these beings who follow their subtle impressions? Sri Krsna expounds the way by which individuals are overpowered to follow their respective natures:
31ad0469d543…Swami Sivananda
3.33 सदृशम् in accordance? चेष्टते acts? स्वस्याः of his own? प्रकृतेः of nature? ज्ञानवान् a wise man? अपि even? प्रकृतिम् to nature? यान्ति follow? भूतानि beings? निग्रहः restraint? किम् what? करिष्यति will do.Commentary He who reads this verse will come to the conclusion that there is no scope for mans personal exertion. It is not so. Read the following verse. It clearly indicates that man can coner Nature if he rises above the sway of RagaDvesha (love and hatred).The passionate and ignorant man only comes under the sway of his natural propensities? and his lower nature. He cannot have any restraint over the senses and the two currents of likes and dislikes. The seeker after Truth who is endowed with the four means? and who is constantly practising meditation can easily control Nature. (Cf.II.60V.14XVIII.59).
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