Word
buddhyā
Used in 4 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- by understanding (1)
- with the intellect (1)
- by intellect (1)
- intellect (1)
Every verse
- 2.39एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां श्रृणु।eṣhā te ’bhihitā sānkhyeThis, which has been taught to you, is wisdom concerning Sankhya. Now listen to wisdom concerning Yoga, endowed with which, O Arjuna, you shall cast off the bonds of…Here: by understanding
- 5.11कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि।kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalair indriyair apiYogis, having abandoned attachment, perform actions only through the body, mind, intellect, and even the senses, for the purification of the self.Here: with the intellect
- 6.25शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।śhanaiḥ śhanair uparamed buddhyā dhṛiti-gṛihītayāLittle by little, let him attain steadiness of the intellect by holding it firmly; having made the mind establish itself in the Self, let him not think of anything else.Here: by intellect
- 18.51बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्याऽऽत्मानं नियम्य च।buddhyā viśhuddhayā yukto dhṛityātmānaṁ niyamya chaEndowed with a pure intellect, controlling the self through firmness, relinquishing sound and other objects and abandoning attraction and hatred.Here: intellect