Bhagavad Gita
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Verse 10
Chapter 7
Verse 11 of 30
Verse 12
Verse 7.11
बलं बलवतामस्मि कामरागविवर्जितम्। धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ ॥7.11॥
7.11 balaṃ balavatāṃ cāhaṃ kāmarāgavivarjitam dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu kāmo ‘smi bharatarṣabha
Translations
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BradOriginal Translation

I am the strength of the strong, devoid of desire (kāma) and passion (rāga). In beings, I am desire (kāma) not contrary to duty (dharma), O best of the Bharatas (Bharatarṣabha).

Stoller MillerLiterary

Of strong men, I am strength, without the emotion of desire; in creatures I am the desire that does not impede sacred duty.

ZaehnerJesuit

(11) Power in the powerful am I—[such power] as knows neither desire nor passion: desire am I in contingent beings, [but such desire as] does not conflict with righteousness.

GambhiranandaAdvaita

7.11 And of the strong I am the strength which is devoid of passion and attachment. Among creatures I am desire which is not contrary to righteousness, O scion of the Bhārata dynasty.

AdidevanandaVishishtadvaita

7.11 In the strong, I am strength, devoid of desire and passion. In all beings, I am the desire which is not forbidden by law (Dharma), O Arjuna.

SivanandaVedanta

7.11 Of the strong, I am the strength devoid of desire and attachment, and in (all) beings, I am the desire unopposed to Dharma, O Arjuna.

Commentaries

English
Sanskrit Original
Verse 10
Chapter 7
Verse 11 of 30
Verse 12