Word
etāni
Used in 5 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- these (5)
Every verse
- 14.12लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।lobhaḥ pravṛittir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśhamaḥ spṛihāGreed, activity, the undertaking of actions, restlessness, and longing—these arise when Rajas is predominant, O Arjuna.Here: these
- 14.13अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।aprakāśho ’pravṛittiśh cha pramādo moha eva chaDarkness, inertia, carelessness, and delusion—these arise when Tamas is predominant, O Arjuna.Here: these
- 15.8शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।śharīraṁ yad avāpnoti yach chāpy utkrāmatīśhvaraḥWhen the Lord, as the individual soul, obtains a body and when He leaves it, He takes these with Him, just as the wind takes the scents from their seats (flowers, etc.).Here: these
- 18.6एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।etāny api tu karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalāni chaBut even these actions should be performed, leaving aside attachment and the desire for rewards, O Arjuna; this is my certain and most assured conviction.Here: these
- 18.13पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।pañchaitāni mahā-bāho kāraṇāni nibodha meLearn from Me, O mighty-armed Arjuna, these five causes, as declared in the Sankhya system, for the accomplishment of all actions.Here: these