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Bhagavad Gita 10.36द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम् ॥

dyūtaṁ chhalayatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham

jayo ’smi vyavasāyo ’smi sattvaṁ sattvavatām aham

Sanskrit recitation

10.3510.37
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Glory in the world you already know · 10.19–10.42 · Teaching

Translation

I am the gambling of the deceitful; I am the splendor of the splendid; I am victory; I am the resolve of the resolute; I am the goodness of the good.

Hindi translation

छल करनेवालोंमें जूआ और तेजस्वियोंमें तेज मैं हूँ। जीतनेवालोंकी विजय, निश्चय करनेवालोंका निश्चय और सात्त्विक मनुष्योंका सात्त्विक भाव मैं हूँ।

Meaning

Of the methods of defrauding others I am gambling such as diceplay. Gambling is My manifestation. I am the power of the powerful. I am the victoyr of the victorious. I am the effort of those who make that effort.I am Sattva which assumes the forms of Dharma (virtue), Jnana (knowledge), Vairagya (dispassion), and Aisvarya (wealth or lordship) in Sattvic persons.

After Swami Sivananda

Glory in the world you already know· 10.19–10.42→

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word→
aham
I
asmi
I am
dyūtam
gambling
jayaḥ
victory
sattvam
virtue
tejaḥ
the splendor
tejasvinām
of the splendid
chhalayatām
of all cheats
sattva-vatām
of the virtuous
vyavasāyaḥ
firm resolve

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