Word
bījam
Used in 3 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- the seed (1)
- seed (1)
- generating seed (1)
Every verse
- 7.10बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम्।bījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ viddhi pārtha sanātanamKnow Me, O Arjuna, as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent, and the splendour of the splendid objects.Here: the seed
- 9.18गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣhī nivāsaḥ śharaṇaṁ suhṛitI am the goal, the supporter, the Lord, the witness, the abode, the shelter, the friend, the origin, the dissolution, the foundation, the treasure-house, and the…Here: seed
- 10.39यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन।yach chāpi sarva-bhūtānāṁ bījaṁ tad aham arjunaAnd whatever is the seed of all beings, that too am I, O Arjuna; there is no being, be it moving or unmoving, that can exist without Me.Here: generating seed