Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 39
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 18 श्लोक 39

यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।
निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.39।।



English Translation - Swami Sivananda
18.39 That happiness which at first as well as in the seel deludes the self, and which arises from sleep, indolence and heedlessness  that is declared to be Tamasic.


English Translation of Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya's
18.39 That joy is udahrtam, said to be; tamasam, born of tamas; yat, which; both agre, in the beginning; ca, and; anubandhe, in the seel, after the end (of enjoyment); is mohanam, delusive; atmanah, to oneself; and nidra-alasya-pramada-uttham, arises from sleep, laziness and inadvertence.
Therefore, now is begun a verse in order to conclude this section [The section showing that all things in the whole of creation are under the influence of the three gunas.].


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 18.39Yadagre chaanubandhe cha sukham mohanamaatmanah;
Nidraalasyapramaadottham tattaamasamudaahritam.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 18.39yat—which; agre—from beginning; cha—and; anubandhe—to end; cha—and; sukham—happiness; mohanam—illusory; ātmanaḥ—of the self; nidrā—sleep; ālasya—indolence; pramāda—negligence; uttham—derived from; tat—that; tāmasam—in the mode of ignorance; udāhṛitam—is said to be