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TEXT 34

TEXT 34

Devanagari

Devanagari

यया तु धर्मकामार्थान्धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन ।
प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृति: सा पार्थ राजसी ॥ ३४ ॥

Text

Texte

yayā tu dharma-kāmārthān
dhṛtyā dhārayate ’rjuna
prasaṅgena phalākāṅkṣī
dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha rājasī
yayā tu dharma-kāmārthān
dhṛtyā dhārayate ’rjuna
prasaṅgena phalākāṅkṣī
dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha rājasī

Synonyms

Synonyms

yayā — by which; tu — but; dharma — religiosity; kāma — sense gratification; arthān — and economic development; dhṛtyā — by determination; dhārayate — one sustains; arjuna — O Arjuna; prasaṅgena — because of attachment; phala-ākāṅkṣī — desiring fruitive results; dhṛtiḥ — determination; sā — that; pārtha — O son of Pṛthā; rājasī — in the mode of passion.

yayā: par laquelle; tu: mais; dharma: la religiosité; kāma: le plaisir des sens; arthān: et la prospérité économique; dhṛtyā: par la détermination; dhārayate: on soutient; arjuna: ô Arjuna; prasaṅgena: du fait de l’attachement; phala-ākāṅkṣī: désirant le résultat; dhṛtiḥ: détermination; sā: cette; pārtha: ô fils de Pṛthā; rājasī: dans la passion.

Translation

Translation

But that determination by which one holds fast to fruitive results in religion, economic development and sense gratification is of the nature of passion, O Arjuna.

Mais la détermination qui s’attache aux résultats des activités d’ordre religieux, économique et sensoriel relève de la passion, ô Arjuna.

Purport

Purport

Any person who is always desirous of fruitive results in religious or economic activities, whose only desire is sense gratification, and whose mind, life and senses are thus engaged is in the mode of passion.

Celui dont la piété ou les entreprises économiques n’ont d’autre but que les bénéfices qu’il en retirera, qui n’aspire qu’aux plaisirs des sens et consacre à ces choses sa vie, son mental et ses sens, celui-là est conditionné par la passion.