Chapter 18 · Verse 30
Bhagavad Gita 18.30
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga · मोक्ष संन्यास योग
Sanskrit Verse
प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये। बन्धं मोक्षं च या वेत्ति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.30।।
Roman (IAST)
pravṛttiṃ ca nivṛttiṃ ca kāryākārye bhayābhaye| bandhaṃ mokṣaṃ ca yā vetti buddhiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī||18.30||
Simple transliteration
pravrittim ca nivrittim ca karyakarye bhayabhaye bandham moksham ca ya vetti buddhih sa partha sattviki18.30
Meaning
Meaning (English)
The intellect that knows what is to be done and what is not to be done, what is to be feared and what is not, what binds and what liberates — that intellect is sattvic.
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
हे पार्थ! जो बुद्धि प्रवृत्ति और निवृत्ति, कार्य और अकार्य, भय और अभय तथा बन्ध और मोक्ष को तत्त्वत जानती है, वह बुद्धि सात्विकी है।
About this verse
This is verse 30 of 78 in Chapter 18 (Moksha Sannyasa Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
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