Meaning
Supreme God Krishna spoke
However, O, Pārtha! The mind's holding power, through which a person passionately clings to duties, wealth, carnal desires and remains attached to worldly gains, {forsaking the path of Nirvāna}, is in the Passional (Rājasic) Mode. (18:34)
Sanskrit
श्रीभगवान् उवाच
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान्धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन ।
प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी॥
Word-by-word
यया तु धर्म-काम-अर्थान् धृत्या धारयते अर्जुन
प्र-सङ्गेन फल-आकाङ्क्षी— धृतिः सा पार्थ 'राजसी'।