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Bhagavad Gita 7.11

बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्। धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।

balaṁ balavatāṁ chāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam dharmāviruddho bhūteṣhu kāmo ’smi bharatarṣhabha

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
balambalamstrength
bala-vatāmbala-vatāmof the strong
chachaand
ahamahamI
kāmakāmadesire
rāgarāgapassion
vivarjitamvivarjitamdevoid of
dharma-aviruddhaḥdharma-aviruddhaḥnot conflicting with dharma
bhūteṣhubhūteṣhuin all beings
kāmaḥkāmaḥsexual activity
asmiasmi(I) am
bharata-ṛiṣhabhabharata-ṛiṣhabhaArjun, the best of the Bharats

Of the strong, I am the strength devoid of desire and attachment, and in all beings, I am the desire in accordance with Dharma, O Arjuna.

हे भरत श्रेष्ठ ! मैं बलवानों का कामना तथा आसक्ति से रहित बल हूँ और सब भूतों में धर्म के अविरुद्ध अर्थात् अनुकूल काम हूँ।।