Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10, Verse 36

द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् । जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्

dyūtaṃ chalayatāmasmi tejastejasvināmaham | jayo'smi vyavasāyo'smi sattvaṃ sattvavatāmaham

Translation

I am the gambling of the fraudulent, I am the splendour of the splendid, I am victory, I am effort, I am the goodness of the good.

— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri

Word meanings

dyūtam

the gambling

chalayatām

of the cheating

asmi

(I) am

tejaḥ

the splendour

tejasvinām

of splendours

aham

I

jayaḥ

victory

asmi

(I) am

vyavasāyaḥ

determination

asmi

(I) am

sattvam

the truth

sattvavatām

of the truthful

aham

I

Śaṅkarācārya's commentary

Gambling: such as dice-play. I am the victory of the victorious; I am the effort of those who make an effort.