Word
balam
Used in 4 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- strength (4)
- violence (1)
Every verse
- 1.10अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम्।aparyāptaṁ tadasmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣhmābhirakṣhitamOur army, marshalled by Bhishma, is insufficient, whereas theirs, marshalled by Bhima, is sufficient.Here: strength
- 7.11बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।balaṁ balavatāṁ chāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitamOf the strong, I am the strength devoid of desire and attachment, and in all beings, I am the desire in accordance with Dharma, O Arjuna.Here: strength
- 16.18अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।ahankāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ cha sanśhritāḥGiven over to egoism, power, haughtiness, lust, and anger, these malicious people hate Me in their own bodies and in the bodies of others.Here: strength
- 18.53अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्।ahankāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ parigrahamHaving abandoned egoism, strength, arrogance, desire, anger, and covetousness, and being free from the notion of 'mine' and peaceful, he is fit for becoming Brahman.Here: violence