Sārathi

Word

asakta-ātmā

Used in 4 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 5.21बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्।bāhya-sparśheṣhvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yat sukhamWith the self unattached to external contacts, he finds happiness in the Self; with the self engaged in the meditation of Brahman, he attains endless happiness.Here: those who are unattached
  2. 7.1मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः।mayyāsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuñjan mad-āśhrayaḥThe Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, hear how you shall, without doubt, know Me fully, with your mind intent on Me, practicing Yoga and taking refuge in Me."Here: with the mind attached
  3. 12.5क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।kleśho ’dhikataras teṣhām avyaktāsakta-chetasāmGreater is their trouble whose minds are set on the unmanifested, for the goal of the unmanifested is very hard for the embodied to reach.Here: attached
  4. 18.49असक्तबुद्धिः सर्वत्र जितात्मा विगतस्पृहः।asakta-buddhiḥ sarvatra jitātmā vigata-spṛihaḥHe whose intellect is unattached everywhere, who has subdued his self, from whom desire has fled, he attains the supreme state of freedom from action through…Here: those whose intellect is unattached