Sārathi

Word

dharmam

Used in 5 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 2.31स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।swa-dharmam api chāvekṣhya na vikampitum arhasiFurther, having regard to your duty, you should not waver, for there is nothing higher for a Kshatriya than a righteous war.Here: one’s duty in accordance with the Vedas
  2. 2.33अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।atha chet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣhyasiBut if you will not fight this righteous war, then having abandoned your own duty and reputation, you will incur sin.Here: one’s duty in accordance with the Vedas
  3. 9.21ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालंte taṁ bhuktvā swarga-lokaṁ viśhālaṁThey, having enjoyed the vast heaven, enter the world of mortals when their merit is exhausted; thus abiding by the injunctions of the three (Vedas) and desiring objects…Here: the karm-kāṇḍ portion of the three Vedas
  4. 18.31यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।yayā dharmam adharmaṁ cha kāryaṁ chākāryam eva chaThat by which one wrongly understands dharma and adharma, and also what ought to be done and what ought not to be done—that intellect, O Arjuna, is rajasic (passionate).Here: righteousness
  5. 18.32अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसाऽऽवृता।adharmaṁ dharmam iti yā manyate tamasāvṛitāThat intellect, O Arjuna, which is enveloped in darkness and sees Adharma as Dharma and all things perverted, is Tamasic (dark).Here: religion