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Bhagavad Gita 18.34

Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyasa Yoga (Liberation Through Renunciation) · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग

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

yayā tu dharmakāmārthān dhṛtyā dhārayate'rjuna |prasaṅgena phalākāṅkṣī dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha rājasī ||

Meaning of Gita 18.34 in English

Rajasic determination holds on to duty, pleasure and wealth, but only out of attachment and a desire for what they will bring.

गीता 18.34 का हिंदी अर्थ

राजसिक धृति धर्म, काम और धन को पकड़े रहती है, पर केवल आसक्ति और उनसे मिलने वाले फल की चाह के कारण।

ambitionmoneyattachmentmotivation

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.