Word
sva-janam
Used in 4 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- kinsmen (4)
Every verse
- 1.28कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।dṛiṣhṭvemaṁ sva-janaṁ kṛiṣhṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitamArjuna said, "O Krishna, seeing my kinsmen arrayed here, eager to fight,Here: kinsmen
- 1.31निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।nimittāni cha paśhyāmi viparītāni keśhavaAnd I see ill omens, O Kesava. I do not see any good in slaying my kinsmen in battle.Here: kinsmen
- 1.37तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्।tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣhṭrān sa-bāndhavānTherefore, we should not kill the sons of Dhritarashtra, our relatives; for how can we be happy by killing our own kin, O Madhava (Krishna)?Here: kinsmen
- 1.45अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayamAlas! We are involved in a great sin, for we are prepared to kill our kinsmen, out of greed for the pleasures of a kingdom.Here: kinsmen