Bhagavad Gita 18.30
प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये।बन्धं मोक्षं च या वेत्ति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।
pravṛittiṁ cha nivṛittiṁ cha kāryākārye bhayābhaye bandhaṁ mokṣhaṁ cha yā vetti buddhiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pravṛittim | pravṛittim | activities |
| cha | cha | and |
| nivṛittim | nivṛittim | renuncation from action |
| cha | cha | and |
| kārya | kārya | proper action |
| akārye | akārye | improper action |
| bhaya | bhaya | fear |
| abhaye | abhaye | without fear |
| bandham | bandham | what is binding |
| mokṣham | mokṣham | what is liberating |
| cha | cha | and |
| yā | yā | which |
| vetti | vetti | understands |
| buddhiḥ | buddhiḥ | intellect |
| sā | sā | that |
| pārtha | pārtha | son of Pritha |
| sāttvikī | sāttvikī | in the nature of goodness |
The intellect which knows the path of work and renunciation, what should be done and what should not be done, fear and fearlessness, bondage and liberation—that intellect is Sattvic (pure), O Arjuna.
हे पार्थ ! जो बुद्धि प्रवृत्ति और निवृत्ति, कार्य और अकार्य, भय और अभय तथा बन्ध और मोक्ष को तत्त्वत जानती है, वह बुद्धि सात्विकी है।।