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Bhagavad Gita 18.78

यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः। तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।

yatra yogeśhvaraḥ kṛiṣhṇo yatra pārtho dhanur-dharaḥ tatra śhrīr vijayo bhūtir dhruvā nītir matir mama

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
yatrayatrawherever
yoga-īśhvaraḥyoga-īśhvaraḥShree Krishna, the Lord of Yog
kṛiṣhṇaḥkṛiṣhṇaḥShree Krishna
yatrayatrawherever
pārthaḥpārthaḥArjun, the son of Pritha
dhanuḥ-dharaḥdhanuḥ-dharaḥthe supreme archer
tatratatrathere
śhrīḥśhrīḥopulence
vijayaḥvijayaḥvictory
bhūtiḥbhūtiḥprosperity
dhruvādhruvāunending
nītiḥnītiḥrighteousness
matiḥ mamamatiḥ mamamy opinion

Wherever Krishna, the Lord of Yoga, is; and wherever Arjuna, the wielder of the bow, is; there is prosperity, victory, happiness, and a firm policy; this is my conviction.

जहाँ योगेश्वर श्रीकृष्ण हैं और जहाँ धनुर्धारी अर्जुन है वहीं पर श्री, विजय, विभूति और ध्रुव नीति है, ऐसा मेरा मत है।।