duḥkham

How it is translated

• sorrow (2)
• distress (1)
• exceeding difficulty (1)
• misery (1)
• pain (1)
• troublesome (1)

Every verse

1. 5.6संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।sannyāsas tu mahā-bāho duḥkham āptum ayogataḥBut, O mighty-armed Arjuna, renunciation is hard to attain without Yoga; the sage who is in harmony with Yoga quickly goes to Brahman.Here: distress
2. 6.32आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।ātmaupamyena sarvatra samaṁ paśhyati yo ’rjunaHe who, through the likeness of the Self, O Arjuna, sees reality everywhere, be it pleasure or pain, is regarded as the highest Yogi.Here: sorrow
3. 10.4बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।buddhir jñānam asammohaḥ kṣhamā satyaṁ damaḥ śhamaḥIntellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness, pain, existence or birth, non-existence or death, fear, and also fearlessness.Here: sorrow
4. 12.5क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।kleśho ’dhikataras teṣhām avyaktāsakta-chetasāmGreater is their trouble whose minds are set on the unmanifested, for the goal of the unmanifested is very hard for the embodied to reach.Here: exceeding difficulty
5. 13.7इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतनाधृतिः।ichchhā dveṣhaḥ sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ saṅghātaśh chetanā dhṛitiḥDesire, hatred, pleasure, pain, the aggregate (body), intelligence, and fortitude—the field has thus been briefly described with its modifications.Here: misery
6. 14.16कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।karmaṇaḥ sukṛitasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṁ nirmalaṁ phalamThey say that the fruit of good action is Sattvic and pure; indeed, the fruit of Rajas is pain, and the fruit of Tamas is ignorance.Here: pain
7. 18.8दुःखमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्त्यजेत्।duḥkham ity eva yat karma kāya-kleśha-bhayāt tyajetHe who abandons action out of fear of bodily trouble (because it is painful), does not obtain the merit of renunciation by performing such Rajasic renunciation.Here: troublesome