iva

How it is translated

• as (5)
• like (5)
• as if (2)
• like poison (2)
• whirling like (1)
• by your apparently ambiguous (1)
• as it were (1)
• apparently (1)

Every verse

1. 1.30गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāt tvak chaiva paridahyateThe Gandiva slips from my hand, and my skin burns all over; I am unable to stand, and my mind is reeling, as it were.Here: whirling like
2. 2.10तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।tam-uvācha hṛiṣhīkeśhaḥ prahasanniva bhārataTo him who was despondent in the midst of the two armies, Krishna, smiling, O Bharata, spoke these words.Here: as if
3. 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: as
4. 2.67इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।indriyāṇāṁ hi charatāṁ yan mano ’nuvidhīyateFor the mind, which follows in the wake of the wandering senses, carries away his discrimination, as the wind carries away a boat on the waters.Here: as
5. 3.2व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।vyāmiśhreṇeva vākyena buddhiṁ mohayasīva meWith this seemingly perplexing speech, you seem to be confusing my understanding; therefore, tell me one certain way by which I may attain bliss.Here: by your apparently ambiguous
6. 3.36अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ charati pūruṣhaḥArjuna said, "But what compels man to commit sin, even against his wishes, O Varshneya (Krishna), as if constrained by force?"Here: as if
7. 5.10ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः।brahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥHe who does actions, offering them to Brahman and abandoning attachment, is not tainted by sin, just as a lotus leaf is not tainted by water.Here: like
8. 6.34चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम्।chañchalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛiṣhṇa pramāthi balavad dṛiḍhamThe mind is indeed restless, turbulent, strong, and unyielding, O Krishna; I consider it as difficult to control as controlling the wind.Here: like
9. 6.38कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति।kachchin nobhaya-vibhraṣhṭaśh chhinnābhram iva naśhyatiFallen from both, does he not perish like a rent cloud, supportless, O mighty-armed one, deluded on the path of Brahman?Here: like
10. 7.7मत्तः परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय।mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat kiñchid asti dhanañjayaThere is nothing higher than Me, O Arjuna. All this is strung on Me, like clusters of gems on a string.Here: like
11. 11.44तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायंtasmāt praṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṁTherefore, bowing down and prostrating my body, I crave Thy forgiveness, O adorable Lord. As a father forgives his son, a friend his dear friend, a lover his beloved…Here: as
12. 13.17अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।avibhaktaṁ cha bhūteṣhu vibhaktam iva cha sthitamUndivided yet, It exists as if divided in beings; It is to be known as the supporter of beings; It devours and It generates.Here: apparently
13. 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: like
14. 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: like poison
15. 18.37यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।yat tad agre viṣam iva pariṇāme 'mṛtopamam tat sukhaṁ sāttvikaṁ proktam ātma-buddhi-prasāda-jamThat which is like poison at first but in the end like nectar—that happiness is declared to be sattvic, born of the purity of one's own mind due to self-realization.Here: like poison
16. 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: like poison
17. 18.48सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत्।saha-jaṁ karma kaunteya sa-doṣham api na tyajetOne should not, O Arjuna, abandon the duty to which one is born, though it may be faulty; for, all undertakings are enveloped by evil, just as fire is by smoke.Here: as