Sanskrit · Devanagari
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः। योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी ॥
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dhṛtyā yayā dhārayate manaḥprāṇendriyakriyāḥ yogenāvyabhicāriṇyā dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882and senses
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।18.33।। --,धृत्या यया -- अव्यभिचारिण्या इति व्यवहितेन संबन्धः? धारयते किम् मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः मनश्च प्राणाश्च इन्द्रियाणि च मनःप्राणेन्द्रियाणि? तेषां क्रियाः चेष्टाः? ताः उच्छास्त्रमार्गप्रवृत्तेः धारयते धारयति -- धृत्या हि धार्यमाणाः उच्छास्त्रमार्गविषयाः न भवन्ति -- योगेन समाधिना? अव्यभिचारिण्या? नित्यसमाध्यनुगतया इत्यर्थः। एतत् उक्तं भवति -- अव्यभिचारिण्या धृत्या मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः धार्यमाणाः योगेन धारयतीति। या एवंलक्षणा धृतिः? सा पार्थ? सात्त्विकी।।
5e51577f0e43…Rāmānuja
18.33 That Dhrti by which one through unswerving Yoga sustains the activities of the mind and the vital force and the sense-organs is said to be of the nature of Sattva. 'Yoga is worship of the Lord which forms the means for release. The meaning is that the Dhrti or fortitude by means of which one sustains the activities of the mind and other organs in the practice of Yoga (worship) until one's object is accomplished, is of the nature of Sattva.
5ed254e33f24…Swami Sivananda
18.33 धृत्या by firmness? यया (by) which? धारयते holds? मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः the functions of the mind? the Prana and the senses? योगेन by Yoga? अव्यभिचारिण्या unswerving? धृतिः firmness? सा that? पार्थ O Arjuna? सात्त्विकी Sattvic (pure).Commentary When firmness is awakened in the mind? the activities of the mind? the lifeforce and the senses are brought under control. The senses are withdrawn into the mind. The Prana and the Apana pass into the Sushumna Nadi.Yoga Samadhi or concentration of the mind. You cannot restrain the mind? the lifeforce and the senses by mere firmness. You can control them only by firmness which is ever accompanied by concentration of the mind.When the mind? the lifeforce and the senses are curbed by unwarvering firmness? they cannot run towards external sensual objects? they cannot do any mischief? they cannot move in ways which are opposed to the scriptures? they will be absorbed into their respective causes and their outgoing tendencies will be totally checked.This firmness is not repression or suppression? but an intelligent sublimation and inner transformation.
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