Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 18, Verse 78

यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः । तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम

yatra yogeśvaraḥ kṛṣṇo yatra pārtho dhanurdharaḥ | tatra śrīrvijayo bhūtirdhruvā nītirmatirmama

Translation

Wherever is Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of Yoga, wherever is Arjuna, the archer, there fortune, victory, prosperity and polity are established, I deem.

— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri

Word meanings

yatra

where

yogeśvaraḥ

the Lord of yoga

kṛṣṇaḥ

Krishna

yatra

where

pārthaḥ

Pārtha

dhanurdharaḥ

the archer

tatra

there

śrīḥ

prosperity

vijayaḥ

victory

bhūtiḥ

happiness

dhruvā

firm

nītiḥ

policy

matiḥ

opinion

mama

my

Śaṅkarācārya's commentary

Wherever: on that side on which. The Lord of Yoga: He is the Lord of all Yogas, since the seed of all Yoga comes forth from Him. Archer: wielding the bow called the Gāṇḍīva. There: on the side of the Pāṇḍavas. Prosperity: increase of fortune.