Sārathi

Word

bhāvaḥ

Used in 11 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 2.7कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावःkārpaṇya-doṣhopahata-svabhāvaḥMy heart is overpowered by the taint of pity; my mind is confused as to my duty. I ask Thee: Tell me decisively what is good for me. I am Thy disciple; instruct me, who…Here: nature
  2. 2.16नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥThe unreal has no being; there is no non-being of the real; the truth about both has been seen by the knowers of the truth (or the seers of the essence).Here: is
  3. 7.12ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये।ye chaiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāśh cha yeWhatever beings (and objects) that are pure, active, and inert, know that they proceed from Me. They are in Me, yet I am not in them.Here: states of material existence
  4. 8.4अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।adhibhūtaṁ kṣharo bhāvaḥ puruṣhaśh chādhidaivatamAdhibhuta—knowledge of the elements—pertains to My perishable nature, and the Purusha, or the Soul, is the Adhidaiva; I alone am the Adhiyajna here in this body, O best…Here: nature
  5. 8.20परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः।paras tasmāt tu bhāvo ’nyo ’vyakto ’vyaktāt sanātanaḥBut verily, there exists higher than this Unmanifested, another Unmanifested Eternal, which is not destroyed even when all beings are destroyed.Here: creation
  6. 10.4बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।buddhir jñānam asammohaḥ kṣhamā satyaṁ damaḥ śhamaḥIntellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness, pain, existence or birth, non-existence or death, fear, and also fearlessness.Here: birth
  7. 10.5अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः।ahiṁsā samatā tuṣṭis tapo dānaṁ yaśo 'yaśaḥ bhavanti bhāvā bhūtānāṁ matta eva pṛthag-vidhāḥNon-injury, equanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame, and ill-fame—these different qualities of beings arise from Me alone.Here: natures
  8. 10.6महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।maharṣhayaḥ sapta pūrve chatvāro manavas tathāThe seven great sages, the ancient four, and the Manus, possessing powers like Mine (due to their minds being fixed on Me), were born from My mind; from them, these…Here: are born from me
  9. 11.49मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावोmā te vyathā mā cha vimūḍha-bhāvoDo not be afraid, nor be bewildered on seeing such a terrible form of Mine; with your fear dispelled and with a gladdened heart, now behold again this former form of…Here: bewildered state
  10. 18.17यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।yasya nāhankṛito bhāvo buddhir yasya na lipyateHe who is free from the egoistic notion, whose intelligence is not tainted by good or evil, though he slays these people, he does not slay, nor is he bound by the action.Here: nature
  11. 18.43शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।śhauryaṁ tejo dhṛitir dākṣhyaṁ yuddhe chāpy apalāyanamProwess, splendor, firmness, dexterity, and not fleeing from battle, generosity, and lordliness are the duties of the Kshatriyas, born of their own nature.Here: qualities