प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये । बन्धं मोक्षं च या वेत्ति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी ॥ ३० ॥
pravṛittiṁ cha nivṛittiṁ cha kāryākārye bhayābhaye bandhaṁ mokṣhaṁ cha yā vetti buddhiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī
Translation
The intellect that knows when to act and when to refrain, what should and should not be done, what is to be feared and what is not, what binds and what frees, is sattvic, O Parth.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
हे पार्थ! जो बुद्धि प्रवृत्ति और निवृत्ति को, कर्तव्य और अकर्तव्य को, भय और अभय को, तथा बंधन और मोक्ष को यथार्थ जानती है, वह सात्त्विकी है।
Commentary
Sattvic intelligence is the ability to tell four pairs apart: engaging and withdrawing, duty and non-duty, real and imagined danger, bondage and freedom. It is practical wisdom more than cleverness. Arjun's crisis in chapter 1 was precisely a failure of this faculty.
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