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!
18.36 सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति
sukhaṃ tv
Word meanings
sukham—happiness;tu—but;idānīm—now;tri-vidham—of three kinds;śhṛiṇu—hear;me—from me;bharata-ṛiṣhabha—Arjun, the best of the Bharatas;abhyāsāt—by practice;ramate—rejoices;yatra—in which;duḥkha-antam—end of all suffering;cha—and;nigachchhati—reaches
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O best among the Bharatas! Now, you must also listen to Me about the three-fold happiness, wherein one delights in practice and attains the end of suffering.
Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery,
Now hear from Me, O Arjuna, the threefold division of pleasure৷৷. that in which a man rejoices by long practice and in which he comes to the end of pain;
Now hear from Me, O scion of the Bharata dynasty, as regards the three kinds of joy: That in which one delights owing to habit, and certainly attains the cessation of sorrows; [S. and S.S. take the second line of this verse along with the next verse referring to sattvika happiness.-Tr.]
Now hear from Me, O Arjuna, of the threefold pleasure, in which one rejoices by practice and surely comes to the end of pain!
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मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 18: Free Yourself Through Renunciation
mokṣasaṃnyāsayoga
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18.35 यया स्वप्नं भयं शोकं विषादं मदमेव च।न विमुञ्चति दुर्मेधा धृतिः सा पार्थ तामसी
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Word meanings
yayā—in which;svapnam—dreaming;bhayam—fearing;śhokam—grieving;viṣhādam—despair;madam—conceit;eva—indeed;cha—and;na—not;vimuñchati—give up;durmedhā—unintelligent;dhṛitiḥ—resolve;sā—that;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;tāmasī—in the mode of ignorance
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The contentment where a foolish man does not give up his sleep, fear, grief, despondency, and arrogance—that contentment is deemed to be of the Tamas (Strand).
And that which clings perversely to false idealism, fear, grief, despair and vanity is the product of Ignorance.
That Dhrti by which a foolish person does not give up sleep, fear, grief, depression and passion, O Arjuna, is of the nature of Tamas.
That firmness is considered [Some editions read partha in place of mata (considered).-Tr.] to be born of tamas due to which a person with a corrupt intellect does not give up sleep, fear, sorrow, despondency as also sensuquality.
That by which a stupid man does not abandon sleep, fear, grief, despair and also conceit–that firmness, O Arjuna, is Tamasic!
