Ramayana
नाऽत्मनः कामकारोऽस्ति पुरुषोऽयमनीश्वरः । इतश्चेतरतश्चैनं कृतान्तः परिकर्षति ॥ २-१०५-१५
- 'A man is neither independent nor competent to do any act on his free will. Fate pulls him this way or the other. ॥ 2-105-15॥
english translation
nA'tmanaH kAmakAro'sti puruSo'yamanIzvaraH । itazcetaratazcainaM kRtAntaH parikarSati ॥ 2-105-15
hk transliteration by Sanscript