Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 36 (10.36)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्
जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्
॥ 10.36 ॥
dyūtaṃ chalayatāmasmi tejastejasvināmaham
jayo'smi vyavasāyo'smi sattvaṃ sattvavatāmaham
Translation
"Among cheats I am gambling, I am the splendour of the splendid; I am victory, I am firm resolve, and I am the goodness (sattva) of the good."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. dyūtam akṣadevanādilakṣaṇaṃ chalayatāṃ chalasya kartṝṇām asmi — among those who deceive, the game of dice; jayaḥ asmi jetṝṇām, vyavasāyaḥ asmi vyavasāyinām, sattvaṃ sattvavatāṃ sāttvikānām aham.
Acharya Ramanuja. chalaṃ kurvatāṃ chalāspadeṣu akṣādilakṣaṇam dyūtam aham — among the means of deceit, dice; sattvatāṃ sattvaṃ mahāmanastvam — sattva = greatness of mind (a large heart).
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