BG 18.35
The conviction by which a foolish person does not abandon sleep, fear, grief, despair, and passion, is born of an ignorant nature.
न विमुञ्चति दुर्मेधा धृतिः सा पार्थ तामसी
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yayā — in which
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svapnaṁ — dreaming
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bhayaṁ — fearing
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śhokaṁ — grieving
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viṣhādaṁ — despair
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madam — conceit
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eva — indeed
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cha — and
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na — not
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vimuñchati — give up
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durmedhā — unintelligent
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dhṛitiḥ — resolve
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sā — that
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pārtha — Arjuna
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tāmasī — in the mode of ignorance
The conviction by which the mind, spirit, and senses are controlled, is of a pure nature. The conviction that holds to rituals, self-interest, duty, and wealth, is born of a passionate nature. The conviction by which a foolish person does not abandon sleep, fear, grief, despair, and passion, is born of an ignorant nature.
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