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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 34

भगवद् गीता अध्याय 18 श्लोक 34

यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।
प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।

English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

18.34. O Arjuna ! The content by which one restrains ones bounden duty, pleasure and wealth, and conseently desiring the fruits [of action]-that content is of the Rajas (Strand), O son of Prtha !

English Translation of Commentary - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

18.34 See Comment under 18.35

Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 18.34

Yayaa tu dharmakaamaarthaan dhrityaa dhaarayate’rjuna; Prasangena phalaakaangkshee dhritih saa paartha raajasee.

Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 18.34

yayā—by which; tu—but; dharma-kāma-arthān—duty, pleasures, and wealth; dhṛityā—through steadfast will; dhārayate—holds; arjuna—Arjun; prasaṅgena—due of attachment; phala-ākāṅkṣhī—desire for rewards; dhṛitiḥ—determination; sā—that; pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha; rājasī—in the mode of passion