धर्म dharma
Duty, right order. Appears in 27 verses.
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- 1.1धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।dharma-kṣhetre kuru-kṣhetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥDhritarashtra said, "What did my people and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled together, eager for battle, on the holy plain of Kurukshetra, O Sanjaya?"
- 1.40कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः।kula-kṣhaye praṇaśhyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥIn the destruction of a family, the immemorial religious rites of that family perish; on the destruction of spirituality, impiety indeed, overwhelms the whole family.
- 1.41अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।adharmābhibhavāt kṛiṣhṇa praduṣhyanti kula-striyaḥO Krishna, by the prevalence of impiety, the women of the family become corrupt; and, when women are corrupted, O Varshenya (descendant of Vrishni), intermingling of…
- 1.43दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।doṣhair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāṁ varṇa-saṅkara-kārakaiḥBy these evil deeds of the destroyers of the family, which cause confusion of castes, the eternal religious rites of the caste and the family are destroyed.
- 1.44उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।utsanna-kula-dharmāṇāṁ manuṣhyāṇāṁ janārdanaWe have heard, O Janardana, that those men in whose families the religious practices have been destroyed are inevitably destined to dwell in hell for an unknown period.
- 2.7कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावःkārpaṇya-doṣhopahata-svabhāvaḥMy heart is overpowered by the taint of pity; my mind is confused as to my duty. I ask Thee: Tell me decisively what is good for me. I am Thy disciple; instruct me, who…
- 2.31स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।swa-dharmam api chāvekṣhya na vikampitum arhasiFurther, having regard to your duty, you should not waver, for there is nothing higher for a Kshatriya than a righteous war.
- 2.33अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।atha chet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣhyasiBut if you will not fight this righteous war, then having abandoned your own duty and reputation, you will incur sin.
- 2.40नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।nehābhikrama-nāśho ’sti pratyavāyo na vidyateIn this, there is no loss of effort, nor is there any harm produced, nor any transgression. Even a little of this knowledge protects one from great fear.
- 3.35श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।śhreyān swa-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣhṭhitātBetter is one's own duty, though devoid of merit, than the duty of another well discharged. Better is death in one's own duty; the duty of another is fraught with fear.
- 4.7यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत।yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārataWhenever there is a decline of righteousness and an increase of unrighteousness, O Arjuna, then I manifest Myself.
- 4.8परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśhāya cha duṣhkṛitāmFor the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the establishment of righteousness, I am born in every age.
- 7.11बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।balaṁ balavatāṁ chāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitamOf the strong, I am the strength devoid of desire and attachment, and in all beings, I am the desire in accordance with Dharma, O Arjuna.
- 9.2राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamamThis is the royal science, the royal secret, the supreme purifier, realizable by direct intuitive knowledge, according to righteousness, very easy to perform and…
- 9.3अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषा धर्मस्यास्य परन्तप।aśhraddadhānāḥ puruṣhā dharmasyāsya parantapaThose who have no faith in this Dharma, O Parantapa, return to the path of this world without attaining Me.
- 9.21ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालंte taṁ bhuktvā swarga-lokaṁ viśhālaṁThey, having enjoyed the vast heaven, enter the world of mortals when their merit is exhausted; thus abiding by the injunctions of the three (Vedas) and desiring objects…
- 9.31क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।kṣhipraṁ bhavati dharmātmā śhaśhvach-chhāntiṁ nigachchhatiSoon he becomes righteous and attains eternal peace; O Arjuna, proclaim thou for certain that My devotee never perishes.
- 11.18त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यंtvam akṣharaṁ paramaṁ veditavyaṁYou are the Imperishable, the Supreme Being, worthy of being known. You are the great treasure-house of this universe; You are the imperishable protector of the eternal…
- 12.20ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।ye tu dharmyāmṛitam idaṁ yathoktaṁ paryupāsateThey who follow this immortal Dharma, endowed with faith and regarding Me as their supreme goal, are exceedingly dear to Me.
- 14.2इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।idaṁ jñānam upāśhritya mama sādharmyam āgatāḥThose who, having taken refuge in this knowledge, have attained unity with Me, are neither born at the time of creation nor disturbed at the time of dissolution.
- 14.27ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च।brahmaṇo hi pratiṣhṭhāham amṛitasyāvyayasya chaFor I am the abode of Brahman, the immortal, immutable, and everlasting Dharma, and absolute bliss.
- 18.31यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।yayā dharmam adharmaṁ cha kāryaṁ chākāryam eva chaThat by which one wrongly understands dharma and adharma, and also what ought to be done and what ought not to be done—that intellect, O Arjuna, is rajasic (passionate).
- 18.32अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसाऽऽवृता।adharmaṁ dharmam iti yā manyate tamasāvṛitāThat intellect, O Arjuna, which is enveloped in darkness and sees Adharma as Dharma and all things perverted, is Tamasic (dark).
- 18.34यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।yayā tu dharma-kāmārthān dhṛityā dhārayate ‘rjunaBut that, O Arjuna, by which one holds fast to Dharma (duty), enjoyment of pleasures, and earning of wealth, on account of attachment and desire for reward—that…
- 18.47श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।śhreyān swa-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣhṭhitātBetter is one's own duty, even if it is destitute of merits, than the duty of another well performed. He who does the duty ordained by his own nature incurs no sin.
- 18.66सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śharaṇaṁ vrajaAbandon all duties and take refuge in Me alone; I will liberate you from all sins; do not grieve.
- 18.70अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।adhyeṣhyate cha ya imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṁvādam āvayoḥAnd he who studies this sacred dialogue of ours, by him I shall have been worshipped through the sacrifice of wisdom; such is my conviction.