Bhagavad Gita 10.36 meaningGlimpses of the infinite
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I am victory, courage and the goodness of good people.”
What it means
“Of the cunning I am the gamble; I am the brilliance of the brilliant. I am victory, I am determination, I am the goodness of the good.”
The original Sanskrit
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् । जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम् ॥
dyūtaṃ chalayatāmasmi tejastejasvināmaham jayo.asmi vyavasāyo.asmi sattvaṃ sattvavatāmaham
Translations
Literal translation
Of the fraudulent I am the gambling; I am the irresistible?nd of the mighty. I am excellene, I am effort, I am the sattva quality of those possessed of sattva.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
मैं छल करने वालों में द्यूत हूँ और तेजस्वियों में तेज हूँ, मैं विजय हूँ; मैं व्यवसाय (उद्यमशीलता) हू ँ और सात्विक पुरुषों का सात्विक भाव हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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