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Bhagavad Gita 18.29

बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।

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

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
buddheḥbuddheḥof intellect
bhedambhedamthe distinctions
dhṛiteḥdhṛiteḥof determination
chachaand
evaevacertainly
guṇataḥ tri-vidhamguṇataḥ tri-vidhamaccording to the three modes of material nature
śhṛiṇuśhṛiṇuhear
prochyamānamprochyamānamdescribed
aśheṣheṇaaśheṣheṇain detail
pṛithaktvenapṛithaktvenadistinctly
dhanañjayadhanañjayaconqueror of wealth, Arjun

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

हे धनंजय ! मेरे द्वारा अशेषत: और पृथकत: कहे जाने वाले, गुणों के कारण उत्पन्न हुए बुद्धि और धृति के त्रिविध भेद को सुनो।।