Word
kālaḥ
Used in 3 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- time (3)
Every verse
- 10.30प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।prahlādaśh chāsmi daityānāṁ kālaḥ kalayatām ahamAnd I am Prahlada among the demons, I am Time among reckoners, I am the lion among beasts, and Vainateya (Garuda) among birds.Here: time
- 10.33अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।अहमेवाक्षय: कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुख: || 33||Among the letters of the alphabet, I am the letter 'A' and the dual among compounds. I am verily the inexhaustible and everlasting time; I am the dispenser of the fruits…Here: time
- 11.32कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धोkālo ’smi loka-kṣhaya-kṛit pravṛiddhoThe Blessed Lord said, "I am the full-grown, world-destroying Time, now engaged in destroying the worlds. Even without you, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile…Here: time