धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।
योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।
Verse Audio
dhṛityā yayā dhārayate manaḥ-prāṇendriya-kriyāḥ
yogenāvyabhichāriṇyā dhṛitiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī
Core Philosophical Concepts
threefold intellect and fortitude
threefold happiness
discipline over impulse
long-term refinement
universal guna conditioning
Word-by-Word Meanings
dhṛityā (dhṛityā) — by determining; yayā (yayā) — which; dhārayate (dhārayate) — sustains; manaḥ (manaḥ) — of the mind; prāṇa (prāṇa) — life-airs; indriya (indriya) — senses; kriyāḥ (kriyāḥ) — activities; yogena (yogena) — through Yog; avyabhichāriṇyā (avyabhichāriṇyā) — with steadfastness; dhṛitiḥ (dhṛitiḥ) — determination; sā (sā) — that; pārtha (pārtha) — Arjun, the son of Pritha; sāttvikī (sāttvikī) — in the mode of goodness;
Translation (English)
The unwavering firmness, through which Yoga restrains the functions of the mind, life-force, and senses—that firmness, O Arjuna, is Sattvic (pure).
Translation (Hindi)
।।18.33।। सात्त्विकी है।।
Verse Summary(English)
The unwavering firmness, through which Yoga restrains the functions of the mind, life-force, and senses—that firmness, O Arjuna, is Sattvic (pure). It classifies intellect, fortitude, and happiness as practical gauges of inner evolution.
Verse Summary(Hindi)
सात्त्विकी है।। यहाँ बुद्धि, धृति और सुख के त्रिविध भेद से साधना की दिशा को परखा गया है।