Sārathi

Word

avaśhaḥ

Used in 4 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 3.5न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।na hi kaśhchit kṣhaṇam api jātu tiṣhṭhatyakarma-kṛitVerily, no one can remain for even a moment without performing action; for everyone is made to act helplessly, indeed, by the qualities born of Nature.Here: helpless
  2. 6.44पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hyavaśho ’pi saḥBy that same former practice, he is borne on in spite of himself. Even he who merely wishes to know Yoga goes beyond the Brahmanic word.Here: helplessly
  3. 8.19भूतग्रामः स एवायं भूत्वा भूत्वा प्रलीयते।bhūta-grāmaḥ sa evāyaṁ bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyateThis same multitude of beings, being born again and again, helplessly dissolves, O Arjuna, into the Unmanifested at the coming of the night and comes forth at the coming…Here: helpless
  4. 18.60स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।swbhāva-jena kaunteya nibaddhaḥ svena karmaṇāO Arjuna, bound by your own Karma (action) born of your own nature, that which from delusion you wish not to do, even that you shall do helplessly.Here: helplessly