धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः ।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी ॥
dhṛtyā yayā dhārayate manaḥprāṇendriyakriyāḥ |yogenāvyabhicāriṇyā dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī ||
- धृत्या · dhṛtyā
- by resolve
- यया · yayā
- by which
- धारयते · dhārayate
- one holds steady
- मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः · manaḥprāṇendriyakriyāḥ
- the workings of mind, breath, and senses
- योगेन · yogena
- through yoga, steady discipline
- अव्यभिचारिण्या · avyabhicāriṇyā
- unwavering, unfailing
- धृतिः · dhṛtiḥ
- resolve
- पार्थ · pārtha
- O Partha
- सात्त्विकी · sāttvikī
- sattvic
“The resolve by which the workings of mind, breath, and senses are held steady through unwavering yoga — that resolve, O Partha, is sattvic.”
— Original plain-language translation
Sattvic resolve is the staying power of meditation: mind, energy, and senses held in one direction without wavering. Dhṛti here is not stubbornness but collected steadiness. Compare 6.25's instruction to hold the mind steady — this is that quality made permanent.
— Reader's notes (original)