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Chapter 18 · Verse 34The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation

Bhagavad Gita 18.34

BG 18.34 — Chapter 18 (The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation), Verse 34, with Sanskrit, transliteration & translation.

यया तु धर्मकामार्थान्धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन | प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी ||१८-३४||

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yayā tu dharmakāmārthāndhṛtyā dhārayate.arjuna . prasaṅgena phalākāṅkṣī dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha rājasī ||18-34||

Roman: yaya tu dharmakamarthandhrtya dharayate.arjuna . prasangena phalakankshi dhrtih sa partha rajasi

But that, O Arjuna, by which, on account of attachment and desire for reward, one holds fast to Dharma (duty), enjoyment of pleasures and earning of wealth that firmness, O Arjuna, is Rajasic (passionate).