Word
kāmān
Used in 6 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- desires (2)
- for the battle (1)
- desiring (1)
- selfish desires (1)
- material desires (1)
Every verse
- 1.22यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्।yāvadetān nirīkṣhe ’haṁ yoddhu-kāmān avasthitānArjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I may behold those who stand here, desirous to fight, and know with whom I must…Here: for the battle
- 2.5गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान्gurūnahatvā hi mahānubhāvānBetter it is, indeed, in this world to accept alms than to slay the most noble teachers. But if I were to kill them, even in this world, all my enjoyments of wealth and…Here: desiring
- 2.55प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।prajahāti yadā kāmān sarvān pārtha mano-gatānThe Blessed Lord said, "When a man completely casts off, O Arjuna, all the desires of the mind and is satisfied in the Self by the Self, then he is said to be one of…Here: selfish desires
- 2.71विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।vihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumānśh charati niḥspṛihaḥThat person attains peace who, abandoning all desires, moves about without longing, without the sense of ownership, and without egoism.Here: material desires
- 6.24सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।saṅkalpa-prabhavān kāmāns tyaktvā sarvān aśheṣhataḥAbandoning unreservedly all desires born of Sankalpa (thought and imagination) and completely restraining the whole group of senses by the mind from all sides.Here: desires
- 7.22स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।sa tayā śhraddhayā yuktas tasyārādhanam īhateEndowed with that faith, he engages in the worship of that form and obtains his desired outcome, which is ordained by Me alone.Here: desires