BG - 18.34

यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।

yayā tu dharma-kāmārthān dhṛityā dhārayate ‘rjuna prasaṅgena phalākāṅkṣhī dhṛitiḥ sā pārtha rājasī

• yayā - by which
• tu - but
• dharma-kāma-arthān - duty, pleasures, and wealth
• dhṛityā - through steadfast will
• dhārayate - holds
• arjuna - Arjun
• prasaṅgena - due of attachment
• phala-ākāṅkṣhī - desire for rewards
• dhṛitiḥ - determination
• sā - that
• pārtha - Arjun, the son of Pritha
• rājasī - in the mode of passion

Translation

But that, O Arjuna, by which one holds fast to Dharma (duty), enjoyment of pleasures, and earning of wealth, on account of attachment and desire for reward—that firmness, O Arjuna, is Rajasic (passionate).

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