BG - 18.33

धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।

dhṛityā yayā dhārayate manaḥ-prāṇendriya-kriyāḥ yogenāvyabhichāriṇyā dhṛitiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī

• dhṛityā - by determining
• yayā - which
• dhārayate - sustains
• manaḥ - of the mind
• prāṇa - life-airs
• indriya - senses
• kriyāḥ - activities
• yogena - through Yog
• avyabhichāriṇyā - with steadfastness
• dhṛitiḥ - determination
• sā - that
• pārtha - Arjun, the son of Pritha
• sāttvikī - in the mode of goodness

Translation

The unwavering firmness, through which Yoga restrains the functions of the mind, life-force, and senses—that firmness, O Arjuna, is Sattvic (pure).

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