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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 35

Liberation Through Surrender

यया स्वप्नं भयं शोकं विषादं मदमेव च।न विमुञ्चति दुर्मेधा धृतिः सा पार्थ तामसी

yayā svapnaṁ bhayaṁ śhokaṁ viṣhādaṁ madam eva cha na vimuñchati durmedhā dhṛitiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.35 mean?

That firmness by which a foolish person does not relinquish sleep, fear, grief, despair, and also conceit — that resolve, O Partha, is tamasic.

Word-by-word meaning

yayā—in which · svapnam—dreaming · bhayam—fearing · śhokam—grieving · viṣhādam—despair · madam—conceit · eva—indeed · cha—and · na—not · vimuñchati—give up · durmedhā—unintelligent · dhṛitiḥ—resolve · sā—that · pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha · tāmasī—in the mode of ignorance

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