Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 10, Verse 36

Sanskrit Verse

द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।

जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्।।10.36।।

Transliteration

dyūtaṁ chhalayatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham

jayo ’smi vyavasāyo ’smi sattvaṁ sattvavatām aham

Word meanings

dyūtam—gambling; chhalayatām—of all cheats; asmi—I am; tejaḥ—the splendor; tejasvinām—of the splendid; aham—I; jayaḥ—victory; asmi—I am; vyavasāyaḥ—firm resolve; asmi—I am; sattvam—virtue; sattva-vatām—of the virtuous; aham—I

Swami Sivananda's translation

I am the gambling of the deceitful; I am the splendor of the splendid; I am victory; I am the resolve of the resolute; I am the goodness of the good.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 10

Related Gunas: Sattva