Word
arhasi
Used in 10 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- befitting (3)
- you should (3)
- should (2)
- you can (1)
- please do (1)
Every verse
- 2.25अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।avyakto ’yam achintyo ’yam avikāryo ’yam uchyateThis Self is said to be unmanifested, unthinkable, and unchangeable. Therefore, knowing this to be so, you should not grieve.Here: befitting
- 2.26अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।atha chainaṁ nitya-jātaṁ nityaṁ vā manyase mṛitamBut even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born and constantly dying, even then, O mighty-armed one, thou shouldst not grieve.Here: befitting
- 2.27जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।jātasya hi dhruvo mṛityur dhruvaṁ janma mṛitasya chaFor the born, death is certain, and for the dead, birth is certain; therefore, you should not grieve over the inevitable.Here: befitting
- 2.30देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत।dehī nityam avadhyo ’yaṁ dehe sarvasya bhārataThis indweller in the body of everyone is ever indestructible, O Arjuna; therefore, you should not grieve for any creature.Here: should
- 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.Here: should
- 3.20कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः।karmaṇaiva hi sansiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥJanaka and others attained perfection indeed through action alone; even with the intention of protecting the masses, you should perform action.Here: you should
- 6.39एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।etan me sanśhayaṁ kṛiṣhṇa chhettum arhasyaśheṣhataḥO Krishna, please completely dispel this doubt of mine, for it is not possible for anyone but You to do so.Here: you can
- 10.16वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।vaktum arhasyaśheṣheṇa divyā hyātma-vibhūtayaḥYou should indeed tell, without reserve, of your divine glories by which you exist, pervading all these worlds. (No one else can do so.)Here: please do
- 11.44तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायंtasmāt praṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṁTherefore, bowing down and prostrating my body, I crave Thy forgiveness, O adorable Lord. As a father forgives his son, a friend his dear friend, a lover his beloved…Here: you should
- 16.24तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।tasmāch chhāstraṁ pramāṇaṁ te kāryākārya-vyavasthitauTherefore, let the scripture be thy authority in determining what ought to be done and what ought not to be done. Having known what is said in the ordinance of the…Here: you should