Word
bhūtvā
Used in 8 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- becoming (4)
- repeatedly taking birth (2)
- having once existed (1)
- having been (1)
- so being (1)
Every verse
- 2.20न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिna jāyate mriyate vā kadāchinIt is not born, nor does it ever die; after having been, it again does not cease to be; unborn, eternal, changeless, and ancient, it is not killed when the body is…Here: having once existed
- 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त्वां महारथाः।bhayād raṇād uparataṁ mansyante tvāṁ mahā-rathāḥThe great chariot-warriors will think that you have withdrawn from the battle out of fear, and you will be held in low esteem by those who have held you in high regard.Here: having been
- 2.48योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjayaPerform action, O Arjuna, being steadfast in Yoga, abandoning attachment and balanced in success and failure; evenness of mind is called Yoga.Here: becoming
- 3.30मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा।mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi sannyasyādhyātma-chetasāRenouncing all actions in Me, with the mind centered on the Self, free from hope and egoism, and from mental fever, fight thou.Here: so being
- 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: repeatedly taking birth
- 11.50इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वाity arjunaṁ vāsudevas tathoktvāSanjaya said, Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Krishna again showed His own form. The great Soul, assuming His gentle form, then consoled Arjuna, who was terrified.Here: becoming
- 15.13गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा।gām āviśhya cha bhūtāni dhārayāmy aham ojasāPermeating the earth, I support all beings with My energy; and having become the watery moon, I nourish all herbs.Here: becoming
- 15.14अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।ahaṁ vaiśhvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṁ deham āśhritaḥHaving become the fire Vaisvanara, I abide in the bodies of living beings and, associated with the Prana and the Apana, digest the fourfold food.Here: becoming