Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 18, Verse 78
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।
तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।
तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।
yatra yogeśvaraḥ kṛṣṇo yatra pārtho dhanur-dharaḥ
tatra śrīr vijayo bhūtir dhruvā nītir matir mama
also searched as "yatra yogeshvarah krishno yatra partho dhanurdharah"
Translation
Wherever there is Sri Krsna, the Lord of Yoga, and Arjuna the archer, there is always fortune, victory, wealth, and sound morality. This is my firm conviction.
Vāṇi's rendering
Where Krishna stands, lord of yoga, and Arjuna holds the bow — fortune, victory, greatness, unfailing right. I am sure.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| यत्रyatra | wherever, in whatever place |
| योगेश्वरःyogeśvaraḥ | lord of yoga, master of union |
| कृष्णःkṛṣṇaḥ | Krishna (written kṛṣṇo here through sandhi) |
| यत्रyatra | wherever |
| पार्थःpārthaḥ | Arjuna, son of Pṛthā (written pārtho through sandhi) |
| धनुर्-धरःdhanur-dharaḥ | holder of the bow, the archer |
| तत्रtatra | there, in that very place |
| श्रीःśrīḥ | fortune, splendour (written śrīr before the following vowel) |
| विजयःvijayaḥ | victory (written vijayo through sandhi) |
| भूतिःbhūtiḥ | greatness, thriving, increase (written bhūtir) |
| ध्रुवाdhruvā | unfailing, fixed, certain |
| नीतिःnītiḥ | right conduct, sound course of action (written nītir) |
| मतिःmatiḥ | conviction, settled judgement (written matir) |
| ममmama | mine, my own |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 78 mean?
It is Sanjaya's closing testimony. Where Krishna stands as lord of yoga and Arjuna stands holding his bow, there fortune, victory, thriving and unfailing right are found. Sanjaya does not prove this; he declares it as his own settled conviction after watching everything unfold on the field.
Who speaks the final verse of the Bhagavad Gita?
Sanjaya, the narrator, not Krishna. The Gītā began with a blind king asking what happened, and it ends with the man who watched for him. Seven hundred verses have passed through Sanjaya, and at the last he stops describing and states what he now believes.
What does yatra yogeshvarah krishno yatra partho dhanurdharah teach?
That wisdom and action belong together. Krishna does not lift a weapon; Arjuna does not give the teaching. One knows, one acts, and the good follows only where both are present. Take the teaching without doing your work, and nothing gathers.
Why is this verse recited so often at the end of readings and gatherings?
Because it is a blessing rather than a doctrine. It asks nothing and promises much: śrī, vijaya, bhūti, nīti — fortune, victory, thriving, right. Reciting it places the room where Krishna and the bow-holder stand, and lets you leave with that footing.
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Commentary
The last word of the Gītā belongs to a servant who only watched. Sanjaya reported the whole field to a blind king, and now he stops reporting and testifies. He names two figures standing together: Krishna, who does not fight, and Arjuna, who does not teach. The lord of yoga, and the man with the bow. Neither alone is enough — knowing without a hand on the string is talk, and the bow without Krishna is only slaughter. Sanjaya offers no argument for this. He says simply, I am sure. Wherever you pick up your own work with Krishna beside you, that is where the good gathers.