Chapter 7, Verse 11
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्। धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
balaṃ balavatāṃ cāhaṃ kāmarāgavivarjitam. dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu kāmo'smi bharatarṣabha.7.11.
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- बलम्
- the strength/power
- बलवताम्
- of the strong (ones)
- च
- and
- अहम्
- I (am)
- काम-राग-विवर्जितम्
- devoid of desire and attachment
- धर्म-अविरुद्धः
- not opposed to righteousness/dharma
- भूतेषु
- among/in beings
- कामः
- desire
- अस्मि
- I am
- भरतर्षभ
- O best of the Bharatas (Arjuna)
Commentary
11. And of the energetic am I the energy devoid of passion and attachment ; and in (all) beings I am the desire unopposed to dharma, O lord of the Bharatas.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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बलम्
बलवताम्
च
अहम्
काम-राग-विवर्जितम्
धर्म-अविरुद्धः
भूतेषु
कामः
अस्मि
भरतर्षभ
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