Sārathi

Word

bhayāt

Used in 3 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 2.35भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।bhayād raṇād uparataṁ mansyante tvāṁ mahā-rathāḥThe great chariot-warriors will think that you have withdrawn from the battle out of fear, and you will be held in low esteem by those who have held you in high regard.Here: out of fear
  2. 2.40नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।nehābhikrama-nāśho ’sti pratyavāyo na vidyateIn this, there is no loss of effort, nor is there any harm produced, nor any transgression. Even a little of this knowledge protects one from great fear.Here: danger
  3. 18.8दुःखमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्त्यजेत्।duḥkham ity eva yat karma kāya-kleśha-bhayāt tyajetHe who abandons action out of fear of bodily trouble (because it is painful), does not obtain the merit of renunciation by performing such Rajasic renunciation.Here: out of fear