Gita Verse 18.29

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 29

Sanskrit Verse

बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।

Transliteration

buddher bhedaṁ dhṛiteśh chaiva guṇatas tri-vidhaṁ śhṛiṇu

prochyamānam aśheṣheṇa pṛithaktvena dhanañjaya

Word meanings

buddheḥ—of intellect; bhedam—the distinctions; dhṛiteḥ—of determination; cha—and; eva—certainly; guṇataḥ tri-vidham—according to the three modes of material nature; śhṛiṇu—hear; prochyamānam—described; aśheṣheṇa—in detail; pṛithaktvena—distinctly; dhanañjaya—conqueror of wealth, Arjun

Swami Sivananda's translation

Hear thou the threefold division of intellect and firmness, according to the Gunas, as I declare them fully and distinctly, O Arjuna.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 18