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 18.34Yayaa tu dharmakaamaarthaan dhrityaa dhaarayate’rjuna;
Prasangena phalaakaangkshee dhritih saa paartha raajasee.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 18.34yayā—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