Bhagavad Gita · Verse 18.30

Chapter 18: Moksha Sannyasa Yoga (मोक्षसंन्यासयोगः)

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श्रीभगवानुवाच

(The Supreme Lord said)

प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये । बन्धं मोक्षं च या वेत्ति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी ॥३०॥

pravṛttiṃ ca nivṛttiṃ ca kāryākārye bhayābhaye | bandhaṃ mokṣaṃ ca yā vetti buddhiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī ||30||

Complete Shloka Translation

The understanding that knows engagement and restraint, what should and should not be done, fear and fearlessness, bondage and liberation, is sattvic.

Narrative Context: Sattvic understanding recognizes practical and spiritual distinctions clearly.

15 words

Sanskrit Term (पद)	IAST Roman	English Meaning
प्रवृत्ति	pravṛtti	engagement in action
निवृत्ति	nivṛtti	restraint or withdrawal
प्रवृत्तिं	pravṛttiṃ	[term] in context of The understanding that knows e...
निवृत्तिं	ca	[term] in context of The understanding that knows e...
कार्याकार्ये	nivṛttiṃ	[term] in context of The understanding that knows e...
भयाभये	ca	[term] in context of The understanding that knows e...
बन्धं	kāryākārye	[term] in context of The understanding that knows e...
मोक्षं	bhayābhaye	[term] in context of The understanding that knows e...
या	bandhaṃ	[term] in context of The understanding that knows e...
वेत्ति	mokṣaṃ	[term] in context of The understanding that knows e...
बुद्धिः	ca	[term] in context of The understanding that knows e...
सा	yā	[term] in context of The understanding that knows e...
पार्थ	vetti	[term] in context of The understanding that knows e...
सात्त्विकी	buddhiḥ	[term] in context of The understanding that knows e...
३०	sā	[term] in context of The understanding that knows e...

प्रवृत्तिpravṛtti

engagement in action

निवृत्तिnivṛtti

restraint or withdrawal

प्रवृत्तिंpravṛttiṃ