Bhagavad Gita 18.35 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Clinging to fear, sadness and laziness is dull.”
What it means
“Determination with which a foolish person can't let go of sleep, fear, grief, depression and arrogance is dull.”
The original Sanskrit
यया स्वप्नं भयं शोकं विषादं मदमेव च । न विमुञ्चति दुर्मेधा धृतिः सा पार्थ तामसी ॥
yayā svapnaṃ bhayaṃ śokaṃ viṣādaṃ madameva ca na vimuñcati durmedhā dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī
Translations
Literal translation
That firmness is considered to be born of tamas due to which a person with a corrupt intellect does not give up sleep, fear, sorrow, despondency as also sensuality.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हो पार्थ ! दुर्बुद्धि पुरुष जिस धारणा के द्वारा, स्वप्न, भय, शोक, विषाद और मद को नहीं त्यागता है, वह धृति तामसी है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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