Word
kāṅkṣhati
Used in 4 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- desire (1)
- hanker for gain (1)
- longs (1)
- desiring (1)
Every verse
- 5.3ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति।jñeyaḥ sa nitya-sannyāsī yo na dveṣhṭi na kāṅkṣhatiHe should be known as a perpetual Sannyasi who neither hates nor desires; for, free from the pairs of opposites, O mighty-armed Arjuna, he is easily freed from bondage.Here: desire
- 12.17यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।yo na hṛiṣhyati na dveṣhṭi na śhochati na kāṅkṣhatiHe who neither rejoices nor hates, nor grieves nor desires, renouncing both good and evil, and who is full of devotion, is dear to Me.Here: hanker for gain
- 14.22श्री भगवानुवाचप्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव।śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaThe Blessed Lord said, "When light, activity, and delusion are present, he does not hate them, nor does he long for them when they are absent.Here: longs
- 18.54ब्रह्मभूतः प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śhochati na kāṅkṣhatiBecoming Brahman, serene in the Self, he neither grieves nor desires; he is the same to all beings, and obtains supreme devotion to Me.Here: desiring