यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः ।तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम ॥
yatra yogeśvaraḥ kṛṣṇo yatra pārtho dhanurdharaḥ |tatra śrīr vijayo bhūtir dhruvā nītir matir mama ||
- यत्र · yatra
- where
- योगेश्वरः · yogeśvaraḥ
- the lord of yoga
- कृष्णः · kṛṣṇaḥ
- Krishna
- पार्थः · pārthaḥ
- Partha
- धनुर्धरः · dhanurdharaḥ
- the bow-bearer
- तत्र · tatra
- there
- श्रीः · śrīḥ
- glory, fortune
- विजयः · vijayaḥ
- victory
- भूतिः · bhūtiḥ
- prosperity, welfare
- ध्रुवा · dhruvā
- unfailing, firm
- नीतिः · nītiḥ
- righteous policy, justice
- मतिः · matiḥ
- conviction
- मम · mama
- my
“Where Krishna, the lord of yoga, stands — and where Partha the bow-bearer stands — there are glory, victory, prosperity, and unfailing justice; this is my conviction.”
— Original plain-language translation
IN SHORT Where goodness and courage meet, success and fairness surely follow.
The Gita's final sentence weds the divine and the human: God present plus the willing instrument equals assured flourishing. Sanjaya's 'my conviction' (matir mama) answers Dhritarashtra's opening question — 'what did they do?' — with prophecy: dharma carried by grace cannot lose. The poem that began with a blind king's anxious inquiry ends with his minister's certainty. It is like a cricket team with a wise coach and a steady captain that keeps winning fairly season after season.
— Reader's notes (original)