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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7, Verse 11

Knowledge and Realization

बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्। धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ

balaṁ balavatāṁ chāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam dharmāviruddho bhūteṣhu kāmo ’smi bharatarṣhabha

What does Bhagavad Gita 7.11 mean?

I am the strength of the strong, devoid of desire and passion, and I am the desire in all beings that is not opposed to dharma, O best of the Bharatas.

Word-by-word meaning

balam—strength · bala-vatām—of the strong · cha—and · aham—I · kāma—desire · rāga—passion · vivarjitam—devoid of · dharma-aviruddhaḥ—not conflicting with dharma · bhūteṣhu—in all beings · kāmaḥ—sexual activity · asmi—(I) am · bharata-ṛiṣhabha—Arjun, the best of the Bharats

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