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BG 18.29 — 18.29 Hear thou the threefold division of intellect and firmness according to the Gunas, as I declare them fully and distinctly, O Arjuna. | Live Gita
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बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं शृणु |
प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय ||१८-२९||

buddherbhedaṃ dhṛteścaiva guṇatastrividhaṃ śṛṇu . procyamānamaśeṣeṇa pṛthaktvena dhanañjaya ||18-29||


।।18.29।। हे धनंजय ! मेरे द्वारा अशेषत: और पृथकत: कहे जाने वाले, गुणों के कारण उत्पन्न हुए बुद्धि और धृति के त्रिविध भेद को सुनो।।

Word-by-word meanings

18.29 बुद्धेः of intellect? भेदम् division? धृतेः of firmness? च and? एव even? गुणतः according to alities? त्रिविधम् threefold? श्रृणु hear? प्रोच्यमानम् as I declare? अशेषेण fully? पृथक्त्वेन distinctly? धनञ्जय O Dhananjaya.Commentary Dhananjaya The coneror of wealth Arjuna is so called because he acired much material and spiritual wealth during his tours of conest (Digvijaya) to the four arters of the earth.

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।18.29।।हे धनञ्जय बुद्धिके और धृतिके भी सत्त्वादि गुणोंके अनुसार तीनतीन प्रकारके भेद तू विभागपूर्वक सम्पूर्णतासे यथावत् कहे हुए सुन। यह सूत्ररूपसे कहना है। दिग्विजयके समय अर्जुनने मनुष्योंका और देवोंका बहुतसा धन जीता था? इसलिये उसका नाम धनञ्जय हुआ।

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Swami Gambirananda

18.29 O Dhananjaya, listen to the classification of the intellect as also of fortitude, which is threefold according to the gunas, while it is being stated elaborately and severally.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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