Sārathi

Word

jñānam

Used in 28 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 3.39आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।āvṛitaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nitya-vairiṇāO Arjuna, wisdom is enveloped by this constant enemy of the wise, in the form of desire, which is insatiable like fire.Here: knowledge
  2. 3.40इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते।indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣhṭhānam uchyateThe senses, the mind, and the intellect are said to be its seat; through these, it deludes the embodied one, veiling their wisdom.Here: knowledge
  3. 4.34तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया।tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśhnena sevayāKnow that the wise who have realized the truth will instruct thee in that knowledge through long prostration, supplication, and service.Here: knowledge
  4. 4.39श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः।śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ tat-paraḥ sanyatendriyaḥThe one who is full of faith, devoted to it, and has subdued their senses obtains this knowledge; and upon obtaining the knowledge, they attain the supreme peace…Here: divine knowledge
  5. 5.15नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः।nādatte kasyachit pāpaṁ na chaiva sukṛitaṁ vibhuḥThe Lord takes neither the demerit nor the merit of any; knowledge is enveloped by ignorance, and beings are deluded.Here: knowledge
  6. 5.16ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः।jñānena tu tad ajñānaṁ yeṣhāṁ nāśhitam ātmanaḥBut to those whose ignorance is destroyed by knowledge of the Self, like the sun, knowledge reveals the Supreme Brahman.Here: knowledge
  7. 7.2ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः।jñānaṁ te ’haṁ sa-vijñānam idaṁ vakṣhyāmyaśheṣhataḥI will declare to you in full this knowledge combined with realization, after knowing which nothing else remains to be known here.Here: knowledge
  8. 9.1इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।idaṁ tu te guhyatamaṁ pravakṣhyāmyanasūyaveThe Blessed Lord said, "I shall now declare to thee, who does not cavil, the greatest secret—the knowledge combined with experience (Self-realisation). Having known…Here: knowledge
  9. 10.4बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।buddhir jñānam asammohaḥ kṣhamā satyaṁ damaḥ śhamaḥIntellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness, pain, existence or birth, non-existence or death, fear, and also fearlessness.Here: knowledge
  10. 10.38दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।daṇḍo damayatām asmi nītir asmi jigīṣhatāmOf those who punish, I am the scepter; among those who seek victory, I am statesmanship; and among secrets, I am silence; I am knowledge among knowers.Here: wisdom
  11. 12.12श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।śhreyo hi jñānam abhyāsāj jñānād dhyānaṁ viśhiṣhyateBetter indeed is knowledge than practice; better than knowledge is meditation; better than meditation is the renunciation of the fruits of actions: peace immediately…Here: knowledge
  12. 13.1प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva kṣhetraṁ kṣhetra-jñam eva chaArjuna said, "I wish to learn about Nature and the Spirit, the field and the knower of the field, knowledge and that which ought to be known, O Kesava."Here: knowledge
  13. 13.3क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत।kṣhetra-jñaṁ chāpi māṁ viddhi sarva-kṣhetreṣhu bhārataDo thou also know Me as the knower of the field in all fields, O Arjuna. Knowledge of both the field and the knower of the field is considered by Me to be the knowledge.Here: understanding of
  14. 13.12अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।adhyātma-jñāna-nityatvaṁ tattva-jñānārtha-darśhanamConstancy in Self-knowledge, the perception of the end of true knowledge—this is declared to be knowledge, and what is opposed to it is ignorance.Here: knowledge
  15. 13.18ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।jyotiṣhām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param uchyateThat Light of all lights is said to be beyond darkness: knowledge, the knowable, and the goal of knowledge, seated in the hearts of all.Here: knowledge
  16. 13.19इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः।iti kṣhetraṁ tathā jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ choktaṁ samāsataḥThus, the field, as well as knowledge and the knowable, have been briefly stated. My devotee, knowing this, enters into My being.Here: the meaning of knowledge
  17. 14.1श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaThe Blessed Lord said, "I will again declare to thee that supreme knowledge, the best of all knowledge, having known which all the sages have gone to supreme perfection…Here: the supreme wisdom
  18. 14.2इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।idaṁ jñānam upāśhritya mama sādharmyam āgatāḥThose who, having taken refuge in this knowledge, have attained unity with Me, are neither born at the time of creation nor disturbed at the time of dissolution.Here: wisdom
  19. 14.9सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārataSattva attaches to happiness, Rajas to action, O Arjuna, while Tamas, verily shrouding knowledge, attaches to heedlessness.Here: wisdom
  20. 14.11सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।sarva-dvāreṣhu dehe ’smin prakāśha upajāyateWhen the wisdom-light shines through every gate of this body, then it may be known that Sattva is predominant.Here: knowledge
  21. 14.17सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva chaFrom Sattva arises knowledge, and greed from Rajas; heedlessness and delusion arise from Tamas, and also ignorance.Here: knowledge
  22. 15.15सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।sarvasya chāhaṁ hṛidi sanniviṣhṭoAnd I am seated in the hearts of all; from Me come memory and knowledge, as well as their absence. I am verily That which has to be known by all the Vedas; I am indeed…Here: knowledge
  23. 18.18ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ parijñātā tri-vidhā karma-chodanāKnowledge, the knowable, and the knower form the threefold impulse for action; the organ, the action, and the agent form the threefold basis of action.Here: knowledge
  24. 18.19ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।jñānaṁ karma cha kartā cha tridhaiva guṇa-bhedataḥKnowledge, action, and actor are declared in the science of the Gunas (Sankhya philosophy) to be of three kinds only, according to the distinction of the Gunas. Of…Here: knowledge
  25. 18.20सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते।sarva-bhūteṣhu yenaikaṁ bhāvam avyayam īkṣhateThat by which one sees the indestructible Reality in all beings, not separate in any of them—know that knowledge to be Sattvic.Here: knowledge
  26. 18.21पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।pṛithaktvena tu yaj jñānaṁ nānā-bhāvān pṛithag-vidhānBut that knowledge which sees in all beings various entities of distinct kinds as being distinct from one another, know thou that knowledge to be Rajasic.Here: knowledge
  27. 18.42शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।śhamo damas tapaḥ śhauchaṁ kṣhāntir ārjavam eva chaSerenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, and uprightness, as well as knowledge, realization, and belief in God, are the duties of Brahmanas, born of…Here: knowledge
  28. 18.63इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।iti te jñānam ākhyātaṁ guhyād guhyataraṁ mayāThus, wisdom more secret than secrecy itself has been declared to you by me. Reflect on it fully, then act as you wish.Here: knowledge