Sārathi

Word

indriya

Used in 20 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 2.58यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः।yadā sanharate chāyaṁ kūrmo ’ṅgānīva sarvaśhaḥWhen, like the tortoise which withdraws all its limbs on all sides, he withdraws his senses from the sense-objects, then his wisdom becomes steady.Here: from the sense objects
  2. 2.68तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।tasmād yasya mahā-bāho nigṛihītāni sarvaśhaḥTherefore, O mighty-armed Arjuna, his knowledge is steady whose senses are completely restrained from sense objects.Here: from sense objects
  3. 3.6कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।karmendriyāṇi sanyamya ya āste manasā smaranHe who, restraining the organs of action, sits thinking of the sense-objects in his mind, he of deluded understanding is called a hypocrite.Here: sense objects
  4. 3.16एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।evaṁ pravartitaṁ chakraṁ nānuvartayatīha yaḥHe who does not follow the wheel thus set in motion, who is of sinful life, rejoicing in the senses, lives in vain, O Arjuna.Here: for the delight of their senses
  5. 4.26श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति।śhrotrādīnīndriyāṇyanye sanyamāgniṣhu juhvatiSome again offer the organ of hearing and other senses as a sacrifice in the fire of restraint; others offer sound and other objects of the senses as a sacrifice in the…Here: of the senses
  6. 4.27सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे।sarvāṇīndriya-karmāṇi prāṇa-karmāṇi chāpareOthers again sacrifice all the functions of the senses and those of the breath (vital energy, or Prana) in the fire of the Yoga of self-restraint, kindled by knowledge.Here: the senses
  7. 5.8नैव किंचित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित्।naiva kiñchit karomīti yukto manyeta tattva-vitI do nothing at all," thus would the harmonized knower of Truth think, seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, going, sleeping, and breathing.Here: in sense-objects
  8. 5.9प्रलपन्विसृजन्गृह्णन्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्नपि।pralapan visṛjan gṛhṇann unmiṣan nimiṣann api indriyāṇīndriyārtheṣu vartanta iti dhārayanSpeaking, letting go, seizing, opening, and closing the eyes, one should be convinced that the senses move among the sense-objects.Here: in sense gratification
  9. 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: senses
  10. 5.28यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।yatendriya-mano-buddhir munir mokṣa-parāyaṇaḥ vigatecchā-bhaya-krodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥWith the senses, mind, and intellect ever controlled, having liberation as their supreme goal, free from desire, fear, and anger, the sage is truly liberated forever.Here: senses
  11. 6.4यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते।yadā hi nendriyārtheṣhu na karmasv-anuṣhajjateWhen a person is not attached to the sense-objects or to actions, having renounced all thoughts, then they are said to have attained Yoga.Here: for sense-objects
  12. 6.12तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः।tatraikāgraṁ manaḥ kṛitvā yata-chittendriya-kriyaḥThere, having made the mind one-pointed, with the actions of the mind and senses controlled, let him, seated on the seat, practice Yoga for the purification of the self.Here: senses
  13. 6.24सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।saṅkalpa-prabhavān kāmāns tyaktvā sarvān aśheṣhataḥAbandoning unreservedly all desires born of Sankalpa (thought and imagination) and completely restraining the whole group of senses by the mind from all sides.Here: the group of senses
  14. 12.3ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते।ye tv akṣharam anirdeśhyam avyaktaṁ paryupāsateThose who worship the imperishable, the indefinable, the unmanifest, the omnipresent, the unthinkable, the immovable, and the eternal.Here: the senses
  15. 12.4संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः।sanniyamyendriya-grāmaṁ sarvatra sama-buddhayaḥ te prāpnuvanti mām eva sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥHaving restrained all the senses, being even-minded everywhere, and intent on the welfare of all beings, they verily come unto Me.Here: all the senses
  16. 13.6महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च।mahā-bhūtāny ahankāro buddhir avyaktam eva chaThe great elements, egoism, intellect, and also the Unmanifested Nature, the ten senses, and one mind, and the five objects of the senses.Here: the (five) objects of the senses
  17. 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: toward objects of the senses
  18. 13.15सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्।sarvendriya-guṇābhāsaṁ sarvendriya-vivarjitamShining by the functions of all the senses, yet without being attached to them; unattached, yet supporting all; devoid of qualities, yet the experiencer of them.Here: senses
  19. 18.33धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।dhṛityā yayā dhārayate manaḥ-prāṇendriya-kriyāḥThe unwavering firmness, through which Yoga restrains the functions of the mind, life-force, and senses—that firmness, O Arjuna, is Sattvic (pure).Here: senses
  20. 18.38विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।viṣhayendriya-sanyogād yat tad agre ’mṛitopamamThat happiness which arises from the contact of the senses with the objects, which is initially like nectar but eventually like poison, is said to be Rajasic.Here: the senses