Word
artha
Used in 6 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- gain (1)
- necessity (1)
- the seekers of material gain (1)
- for (1)
- wealth (1)
- not based on truth (1)
Every verse
- 2.5गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान्gurūnahatvā hi mahānubhāvānBetter it is, indeed, in this world to accept alms than to slay the most noble teachers. But if I were to kill them, even in this world, all my enjoyments of wealth and…Here: gain
- 3.18नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।naiva tasya kṛitenārtho nākṛiteneha kaśhchanaFor him, there is no interest whatsoever in what is done or not done; nor does he depend on any being for any purpose.Here: necessity
- 7.16चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन।chatur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ sukṛitino ’rjunaFour kinds of virtuous men worship Me, O Arjuna, and they are the distressed, the seekers of knowledge, the seekers of wealth, and the wise, O Lord of the Bharatas.Here: the seekers of material gain
- 13.12अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।adhyātma-jñāna-nityatvaṁ tattva-jñānārtha-darśhanamConstancy in Self-knowledge, the perception of the end of true knowledge—this is declared to be knowledge, and what is opposed to it is ignorance.Here: for
- 16.12आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।āśhā-pāśha-śhatair baddhāḥ kāma-krodha-parāyaṇāḥBound by a hundred ties of hope, given over to lust and anger, they strive to obtain hoards of wealth by unlawful means for sensual enjoyment.Here: wealth
- 18.22यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।yat tu kṛitsna-vad ekasmin kārye saktam ahaitukamBut that which clings to one single effect as if it were the whole, without reason, without any foundation in Truth, and is trivial—that is declared to be Tamasic.Here: not based on truth