Sārathi

Word

duḥkha

Used in 13 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 2.14मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।mātrā-sparśhās tu kaunteya śhītoṣhṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥThe contact of the senses with the objects, O son of Kunti, which causes heat and cold, pleasure and pain, has a beginning and an end; they are impermanent; endure them…Here: distress
  2. 2.15यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।yaṁ hi na vyathayantyete puruṣhaṁ puruṣharṣhabhaThat firm man, whom surely these afflictions do not, O chief among men, to whom pleasure and pain are the same, is fit for attaining immortality.Here: distress
  3. 2.36अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः।avāchya-vādānśh cha bahūn vadiṣhyanti tavāhitāḥYour enemies, scoffing at your power, will speak many abusive words—what could be more painful than this?Here: more painful
  4. 5.22ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।ye hi sansparśha-jā bhogā duḥkha-yonaya eva teThe enjoyments that arise from contact are only sources of pain, for they have a beginning and an end, O Arjuna; the wise do not rejoice in them.Here: misery
  5. 6.17युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु।yuktāhāra-vihārasya yukta-cheṣhṭasya karmasuYoga becomes the destroyer of pain for him who is moderate in eating and recreation (such as walking, etc.), who exercises moderation in action, and who is moderate in…Here: the slayer of sorrows
  6. 6.23तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।taṁ vidyād duḥkha-sanyoga-viyogaṁ yogasaṅjñitamLet this be known by the name of Yoga, the severance from union with pain. This Yoga should be practiced with determination and with an undespairing mind.Here: state of severance from union with misery
  7. 8.15मामुपेत्य पुनर्जन्म दुःखालयमशाश्वतम्।mām upetya punar janma duḥkhālayam aśhāśhvatamHaving attained Me, these great souls do not take birth again here—a place of pain and impermanence—but have reached the highest perfection of liberation.Here: place full of miseries
  8. 12.13अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च।adveṣhṭā sarva-bhūtānāṁ maitraḥ karuṇa eva chaHe who hates no creature, is friendly and compassionate to all, is free from attachment and egoism, is balanced in pleasure and pain, and is forgiving.Here: distress
  9. 13.9इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।indriyārtheṣhu vairāgyam anahankāra eva chaIndifference to the objects of the senses and also absence of egoism; perceiving the evil in birth, death, old age, sickness, and pain.Here: evils
  10. 14.24समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ sva-sthaḥ sama-loṣhṭāśhma-kāñchanaḥWho is the same in pleasure and pain, who dwells in the Self, to whom a clod of earth, a stone, and gold are all alike, who is the same to the dear and the unfriendly…Here: distress
  11. 15.5निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।nirmāna-mohā jita-saṅga-doṣhāFree from pride and delusion, victorious over the evil of attachment, dwelling constantly in the Self, their desires having completely turned away, freed from the pairs…Here: pleasure and pain
  12. 17.9कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।kaṭv-amla-lavaṇāty-uṣhṇa- tīkṣhṇa-rūkṣha-vidāhinaḥThe foods that are bitter, sour, salty, overly hot, pungent, dry, and burning are liked by the Rajasic and are productive of pain, grief, and disease.Here: pain
  13. 18.36सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।sukhaṁ tv idānīṁ tri-vidhaṁ śhṛiṇu me bharatarṣhabhaAnd now, O Arjuna, hear from Me of the threefold pleasure, in which one rejoices through practice and surely comes to the end of pain.Here: end of all suffering