V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.
Not compliant or docile, disobedient, self-willed; स्त्री चावशा Pt.1.424; Ms.5.33.
Not subjected to or swayed; अवशो विषयाणाम् K.45; uncontrolled, unrestarined; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedइन्द्रियचित्तानाम् H.1.17;2.14; Dk.34; मधुरैरवशानि लम्भयन् वशम् Ki.2.55 wild.
Not master of oneself, subject to the senses; कमपरमवशं न विप्रकुर्युः Ku.6.95.
Not having one's own will, dependent, helpless, powerless; सकलमवशं सीदति जगत् H.2.76; कार्यते ह्यवशः Bg.3.5; K.174; Pt.1.335; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3; कथमवशो ह्ययशोविषं पिबामि Mk.1.13; विमुञ्चन्त्यवशा देहं कालस्य वशमागताः Rām. Mu.1.12.
kāryate hyavaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛtijairguṇaiḥ. — For none stands even for a moment not doing work, everyone is made to do action helplessly by the modes born of Prakriti. 3·5
अवशःavaśaḥnominative singular of the masculine form of the adjective avaśa (helpless).
अवशम्avaśamaccusative singular of the masculine form of the adjective avaśa (helpless) 9:8.