arjuna uvÄcha atha kena prayukto ’yaá¹ pÄpañ charati pÅ«ruá¹£aḥ anichchhann api vÄrṣṇeya balÄd iva niyojitaḥ [36]

arjunaḥ uvÄcha–Arjuna said: atha–Now; (he) vÄrṣṇeya–O descendant of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty; kena prayuktaḥ (san)–being incited by what; ayam pÅ«ruá¹£aḥ charati–does this living being commit; pÄpam–sinful activities; anichchhan api–even unwillingly; niyojitaḥ iva–as if engaged; balÄt–by force? [36]


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Arjuna inquired: O descendant of the Vṛṣṇis, by what is the living being compelled to commit sinful activities, even unwillingly, as if by force?

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