Word
ichchhā
Used in 4 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- desire (3)
- desires (1)
Every verse
- 5.27स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।sparśhān kṛitvā bahir bāhyānśh chakṣhuśh chaivāntare bhruvoḥShutting out all external contacts and fixing the gaze between the eyebrows, realizing the outgoing and incoming breaths moving within the nostrils.Here: desires
- 7.27इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत।ichchhā-dveṣha-samutthena dvandva-mohena bhārataO Bharata, all beings are subject to delusion at birth due to the delusion of the pairs of opposites arising from desire and aversion, O Parantapa.Here: desire
- 12.9अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।atha chittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śhaknoṣhi mayi sthiramIf you are unable to fix your mind steadily on Me, then seek to reach Me through the yoga of constant practice, O Arjuna.Here: desire
- 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: desire