Learn·Chapter 18 · Liberation through renunciation·Verse 29 of 78

Bhagavad Gītā 18.29, word by word

बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय

buddher bhedaṁ dhṛiteśh chaiva guṇatas tri-vidhaṁ śhṛiṇu prochyamānam aśheṣheṇa pṛithaktvena dhanañjaya

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In English

Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the quality that is dominant. I will explain them fully and separately, O Arjuna!

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

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

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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