Bhagavad Gita 18.33
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।
dhṛityā yayā dhārayate manaḥ-prāṇendriya-kriyāḥ yogenāvyabhichāriṇyā dhṛitiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The unwavering firmness, through which Yoga restrains the functions of the mind, life-force, and senses—that firmness, O Arjuna, is Sattvic (pure).
सात्त्विकी है।।