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TEXT 35

TEXT 35

Devanagari

Devanagari

यया स्वप्‍नं भयं शोकं विषादं मदमेव च ।
न विमुञ्चति दुर्मेधा धृति: सा पार्थ तामसी ॥ ३५ ॥

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Tekst

yayā svapnaṁ bhayaṁ śokaṁ
viṣādaṁ madam eva ca
na vimuñcati durmedhā
dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī
yayā svapnaṁ bhayaṁ śokaṁ
viṣādaṁ madam eva ca
na vimuñcati durmedhā
dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī

Synonyms

Synonyms

yayā — by which; svapnam — dreaming; bhayam — fearfulness; śokam — lamentation; viṣādam — moroseness; madam — illusion; eva — certainly; ca — also; na — never; vimuñcati — one gives up; durmedhā — unintelligent; dhṛtiḥ — determination; sā — that; pārtha — O son of Pṛthā; tāmasī — in the mode of ignorance.

yayā — hvormed; svapnam — drømmeri; bhayam — frygtsomhed; śokam — beklagelse; viṣādam — vrantenhed; madam — illusion; eva — afgjort; ca — også; na — aldrig; vimuñcati — man opgiver; durmedhā — uintelligent; dhṛtiḥ — beslutsomhed; sā — den; pārtha — O Pṛthās søn; tāmasī — i uvidenhedens kvalitet.

Translation

Translation

And that determination which cannot go beyond dreaming, fearfulness, lamentation, moroseness and illusion – such unintelligent determination, O son of Pṛthā, is in the mode of darkness.

Og den beslutsomhed, der ikke formår at bevæge sig ud over drømmerier, frygtsomhed, beklagelse, vrantenhed og illusion – en sådan uintelligent beslutsomhed er i mørkets kvalitet, O Pṛthās søn.

Purport

Purport

It should not be concluded that a person in the mode of goodness does not dream. Here “dream” means too much sleep. Dreaming is always present; either in the mode of goodness, passion or ignorance, dreaming is a natural occurrence. But those who cannot avoid oversleeping, who cannot avoid the pride of enjoying material objects, who are always dreaming of lording it over the material world, and whose life, mind and senses are thus engaged, are considered to have determination in the mode of ignorance.

FORKLARING: Det bør ikke konkluderes, at en person i godhedens kvalitet ikke drømmer. Her betyder “drøm” for megen søvn. Drømme forekommer altid. Hvad enten det er i godheden, lidenskaben eller uvidenhedens kvalitet, er drømme en naturlig ting. Men de, der ikke kan lade være med at sove for meget, som ikke kan lade være med at føle sig stolte over at nyde materielle ting, som altid drømmer om at herske over den materielle verden, og hvis liv, sind og sanser er således engageret, anses for at have beslutsomhed i uvidenhedens kvalitet.