Gita Verse 18.33

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 33

Sanskrit Verse

धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।

Transliteration

dhṛityā yayā dhārayate manaḥ-prāṇendriya-kriyāḥ

yogenāvyabhichāriṇyā dhṛitiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī

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

Swami Sivananda's translation

The unwavering firmness, through which Yoga restrains the functions of the mind, life-force, and senses—that firmness, O Arjuna, is Sattvic (pure).

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 18