SYNONYMS

arjunah uvaca–Arjuna said; atha–hereafter; kena–by what; prayuktah–impelled; ayam–one; papam–sins; carati–acts; purusah–a man; anicchan–without desiring; api–although; varsneya–O descendant of Vrsni; balat–by force; iva–as if; niyojitah–engaged.

TRANSLATION

Arjuna said: O descendant of Vrsni, by what is one impelled to sinful acts, even unwillingly, as if engaged by force?