18.32 अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसाऽऽवृता।सर्वार्थान्विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी
adharmaṃ dharmam
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adharmam—irreligion;dharmam—religion;iti—thus;yā—which;manyate—imagines;tamasa-āvṛitā—shrouded in darkness;sarva-arthān—all things;viparītān—opposite;cha—and;buddhiḥ—intellect;sā—that;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;tāmasī—of the nature of ignorance
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The intellect which, containing darkness (ignorance), conceives the unrighteous one as righteous and all things topsy-turvy—that intellect is deemed to be of the Tamas (Strand).
And that which, shrouded in Ignorance, thinks wrong right, and sees everything perversely, O Arjuna, that intellect is ruled by Darkness.
That Buddhi, O Arjuna, which, enveloped in darkness, regards Adharma as Dharma and which reverses every value, is Tamasika.
O Parhta, that intellect is born of tamas which, being covered by darkness, considers vice as virtue, and verily perceives all things contrary ot what they are.
That which, enveloped in darkness, views Adharma as Dharma and all things perverted–that intellect, O Arjuna, is called Tamasic!
18.34 यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी
yayā tu dharma
Word meanings
yayā—by which;tu—but;dharma-kāma-arthān—duty, pleasures, and wealth;dhṛityā—through steadfast will;dhārayate—holds;arjuna—Arjun;prasaṅgena—due of attachment;phala-ākāṅkṣhī—desire for rewards;dhṛitiḥ—determination;sā—that;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;rājasī—in the mode of passion
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O Arjuna! The contentment by which one restrains one's bounden duty, pleasure, and wealth, and consequently desires the fruits of action—that contentment is of the Rajas strand, O son of Prtha!
The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion.
That Dhrti, O Arjuna, by which one, who is desirous of fruits, longs for them with intense attachment, and holds fast to duty, desire and wealth - that Dhrti is Rajasika.
But, O Partha, the firmness with which one holds on to righteousness, covetable things and wealth, being desirous of their fruits as the occasion for each arises, that firmness is born of rajas.
But that firmness, O Arjuna, by which, on account of attachment and desire for reward, one holds fast to Dharma, enjoyment of pleasures and earning of wealth–that firmness, O Arjuna, is Rajasic!
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मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 18: Free Yourself Through Renunciation
mokṣasaṃnyāsayoga
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18.33 धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी
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Word meanings
dhṛityā—by determining;yayā—which;dhārayate—sustains;manaḥ—of the mind;prāṇa—life-airs;indriya—senses;kriyāḥ—activities;yogena—through Yog;avyabhichāriṇyā—with steadfastness;dhṛitiḥ—determination;sā—that;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;sāttvikī—in the mode of goodness
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The unfailing content, by which one restrains, through Yoga, the activities of the mind, the living breath, and the senses, is considered to be of the Sattva (strand).
The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity.
That Dhrti (fortitude or persisting perseverance) by which one maintains the unswerving activities of the mind and vital force and these sense-organs through Yoga - that Dhrti is of the nature of Sattva.
O Partha, the firmness that is unfailing through concentration, with which one restrains the functions of the mind, vital forces and the organs, that firmness is born of sattva.
The unwavering firmness by which, through Yoga, the functions of the mind, the life-force and the senses are restrained–that firmness, O Arjuna, is Sattwic!
