BG 10.36

द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् ।
जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम् ॥
dyūtaṁ chalayatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham
jayo ’smi vyavasāyo ’smi sattvaṁ sattvavatām aham

Word-for-word meanings

chalayatām — of frauds;  asmi — I am;  dyūtam — gambling;  tejasvinām — [and] of the powerful;  aham — I [am];  tejaḥ — prowess;  asmi — I am;  jayaḥ — victory;  asmi — I am;  vyavasāyaḥ — endeavor;  aham — [and] I [am];  sattvam — the strength;  sattva-vatām — of the strong.

Translation

Of frauds I am gambling, and of the powerful I am prowess. I am victory, I am endeavor, and I am the strength of the strong.

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