Sārathi

Word

kāmaḥ

Used in 7 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 2.62ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।dhyāyato viṣhayān puṁsaḥ saṅgas teṣhūpajāyateWhen one thinks of objects, attachment to them arises; from attachment, desire is born; from desire, anger arises.Here: desire
  2. 2.70आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठंāpūryamāṇam achala-pratiṣhṭhaṁHe attains peace into whom all desires enter, just as waters enter the ocean which, filled from all sides, remains unmoved; but not the man who is full of desires.Here: desires
  3. 3.37काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।kāma eṣha krodha eṣha rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥThe Blessed Lord said, "It is desire and it is anger, both of the quality of Rajas, all-devouring and all-sinful; know this as the foe here in this world."Here: desire
  4. 7.11बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।balaṁ balavatāṁ chāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitamOf the strong, I am the strength devoid of desire and attachment, and in all beings, I am the desire in accordance with Dharma, O Arjuna.Here: sexual activity
  5. 9.21ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालंte taṁ bhuktvā swarga-lokaṁ viśhālaṁThey, having enjoyed the vast heaven, enter the world of mortals when their merit is exhausted; thus abiding by the injunctions of the three (Vedas) and desiring objects…Here: desiring objects of enjoyments
  6. 15.5निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।nirmāna-mohā jita-saṅga-doṣhāFree from pride and delusion, victorious over the evil of attachment, dwelling constantly in the Self, their desires having completely turned away, freed from the pairs…Here: desire to enjoy senses
  7. 16.21त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśhanam ātmanaḥThere are three gates to this hell, destructive of the self: lust, anger, and greed; therefore, one should abandon these three.Here: lust