Chapter 18 · Moksha Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Liberation through RenunciationKrishna
Verse 35
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 18, श्लोक 35
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
यया स्वप्नं भयं शोकं विषादं मदमेव च।
न विमुञ्चति दुर्मेधा धृतिः सा पार्थ तामसी॥
Transliteration
Yaya svapnam bhayam shokam vishadam madam-eva cha
Na vimunchati durmedha dhritih sa Partha tamasi
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
ययाyayaby which
स्वप्नम्svapnamsleep/dreaming
भयम्bhayamfear
शोकम्shokamgrief
विषादम्vishadamdepression
मदम्madamintoxication
न विमुञ्चतिna vimunchatidoes not give up
दुर्मेधाdurmedhaof dull mind
धृतिःdhritihresolve
तामसीtamasitamasic
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे पार्थ! जिस धृति से दुर्बुद्धि मनुष्य नींद, भय, शोक, विषाद और मद को नहीं छोड़ता — वह तामसी धृति है।
English Translation
O Partha, the resolve by which a dull-minded person does not give up excessive sleep, fear, grief, depression, and intoxication — that resolve is tamasic.
Commentary (टीका)
Tamasic resolve is stubbornly clinging to self-destructive patterns — oversleeping, constant fear, grief, depression, and addictive behaviors. Ironically, this is determination applied in the wrong direction, making negative habits even harder to break. It represents the misuse of willpower.