Word
ātmanā
Used in 10 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- by the purified mind (1)
- by higher self (soul) (1)
- through the mind (1)
- for the person (1)
- through the purified mind (1)
- one whose mind is unbridled (1)
- by one whose mind is controlled (1)
- with the mind (1)
Every verse
- 2.55प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।prajahāti yadā kāmān sarvān pārtha mano-gatānThe Blessed Lord said, "When a man completely casts off, O Arjuna, all the desires of the mind and is satisfied in the Self by the Self, then he is said to be one of…Here: by the purified mind
- 3.43एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā sanstabhyātmānam ātmanāThus, knowing Him who is superior to the intellect and restraining the self by the Self, slay thou, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the enemy in the form of desire, hard to…Here: by higher self (soul)
- 6.5उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayetOne should raise oneself by one's own self alone; let not one lower oneself; for the self alone is one's own friend, and the self alone is one's own enemy.Here: through the mind
- 6.6बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।bandhur ātmātmanas tasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥThe Self is the friend of the self of him by whom the Self has been conquered; but to the unconquered self, this Self stands in the position of an enemy, like an…Here: for the person
- 6.20यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया।yatroparamate chittaṁ niruddhaṁ yoga-sevayāWhen the mind, restrained by the practice of yoga, attains quietude, and when one sees the Self by the Self, they are satisfied in their own Self.Here: through the purified mind
- 6.36असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।asaṅyatātmanā yogo duṣhprāpa iti me matiḥI think Yoga is hard to be attained by one with an uncontrolled self, but the self-controlled and striving one can attain it by the appropriate means.Here: one whose mind is unbridled
- 6.47योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।yoginām api sarveṣhāṁ mad-gatenāntar-ātmanāAnd among all the Yogis, he who, full of faith and with his inner self merged in Me, worships Me is deemed by Me to be the most devoted.Here: with the mind
- 10.15स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।swayam evātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣhottamaVerily, Thou Thyself knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Supreme Person, O source and Lord of all beings, O God of gods, O ruler of the world!Here: by yourself
- 13.25ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।dhyānenātmani paśhyanti kechid ātmānam ātmanāSome behold the Self within themselves through meditation, others through the Yoga of knowledge, and still others through the Yoga of action.Here: by the mind
- 13.29समं पश्यन्हि सर्वत्र समवस्थितमीश्वरम्।samaṁ paśhyan hi sarvatra samavasthitam īśhvaramFor he who truly sees the same Lord dwelling everywhere does not destroy the Self by the self; rather, he attains the highest goal.Here: by one’s mind