Bhagavad Gita · 18.33
॥
Devanāgarī
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः ।
योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dhṛtyā yayā dhārayate manaḥ-prāṇendriya-kriyāḥ |
yogenāvyabhicāriṇyā dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
धृत्या ययाdhṛtyā yayāthat determination by which.
धारयतेdhārayatehe sustains, he controls.
मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाःmanaḥ-prāṇa-indriya-kriyāḥthe activities (kriyāḥ) of the mind (manaḥ), the life air (prāṇa), and the senses (indriya).
योगेनyogenathrough yoga.
अव्यभिचारिण्याavyabhicāriṇyāunwavering, not deviating.
धृतिः साdhṛtiḥ sāthat determination.
पार्थpārthaO Pārtha!
सात्त्विकीsāttvikīis in the mode of goodness.
Translation
“O Pārtha, that unwavering determination by which, through yoga, a person controls the activities of the mind, the life airs, and the senses, is determination in the mode of goodness.”
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