Bhagavad Gita 18.35
यया स्वप्नं भयं शोकं विषादं मदमेव च।न विमुञ्चति दुर्मेधा धृतिः सा पार्थ तामसी।।
yayā svapnaṁ bhayaṁ śhokaṁ viṣhādaṁ madam eva cha na vimuñchati durmedhā dhṛitiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yayā | yayā | in which |
| svapnam | svapnam | dreaming |
| bhayam | bhayam | fearing |
| śhokam | śhokam | grieving |
| viṣhādam | viṣhādam | despair |
| madam | madam | conceit |
| eva | eva | indeed |
| cha | cha | and |
| na | na | not |
| vimuñchati | vimuñchati | give up |
| durmedhā | durmedhā | unintelligent |
| dhṛitiḥ | dhṛitiḥ | resolve |
| sā | sā | that |
| pārtha | pārtha | Arjun, the son of Pritha |
| tāmasī | tāmasī | in the mode of ignorance |
That firmness, O Arjuna, by which a stupid man does not abandon sleep, fear, grief, despair, and conceit, is Tamasic.
हो पार्थ ! दुर्बुद्धि पुरुष जिस धारणा के द्वारा, स्वप्न, भय, शोक, विषाद और मद को नहीं त्यागता है, वह धृति तामसी है।।