Learn·Chapter 18 · Liberation through renunciation·Verse 34 of 78
Bhagavad Gītā 18.34, word by word
BG 18.34
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी
yayā tu dharma-kāmārthān dhṛityā dhārayate ‘rjuna prasaṅgena phalākāṅkṣhī dhṛitiḥ sā pārtha rājasī
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In English
The conviction that always holds fast to rituals, self-interest, and wealth for the sake of what they may bring forth comes from passion.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
But that, O Arjuna, by which one holds fast to Dharma (duty), enjoyment of pleasures, and earning of wealth, on account of attachment and desire for reward—that firmness, O Arjuna, is Rajasic (passionate).
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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