Verse 18.33
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः | योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी ||३३||
Transliteration (IAST)
dhṛtyā yayā dhārayate manaḥ-prāṇendriya-kriyāḥ | yogenāvyabhicāriṇyā dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī ||33||
Word-by-Word Meanings
Translation
The unwavering fortitude by which one sustains the activities of the mind, life-breath, and senses through yoga - that fortitude, O Partha, is sattvic.
Commentary
Sattvic fortitude is the unwavering will-power that maintains discipline over mind, prāṇa, and senses through yogic practice. Shankaracharya explains that 'avyabhicāriṇī' (unwavering) means this dhṛti never deviates from its purpose. Ramanuja notes that the three domains - mental, vital, and sensory - represent the complete field of self-mastery required for spiritual progress.