Sārathi

Word

kartā

Used in 8 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 3.24उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्।utsīdeyur ime lokā na kuryāṁ karma ched ahamThese worlds would perish if I did not perform action; I would be the author of confusion of castes and destruction of these beings.Here: responsible
  2. 3.27प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः।prakṛiteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśhaḥAll actions are wrought in all cases by the qualities of Nature alone. He whose mind is deluded by egoism thinks, "I am the doer."Here: the doer
  3. 18.14अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्।adhiṣhṭhānaṁ tathā kartā karaṇaṁ cha pṛithag-vidhamThe body, the doer, the various senses, the different functions of various kinds, and the presiding deity—the fifth.Here: the doer (soul)
  4. 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: the doer
  5. 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: doer
  6. 18.26मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।mukta-saṅgo ‘nahaṁ-vādī dhṛity-utsāha-samanvitaḥAn agent who is free from attachment, non-egoistic, endowed with firmness and enthusiasm, and unaffected by success or failure, is considered to be of a Sattvic (pure)…Here: worker
  7. 18.27रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचिः।rāgī karma-phala-prepsur lubdho hinsātmako ‘śhuchiḥPassionate, desiring to obtain the reward of their actions, greedy, cruel, impure, moved by joy and sorrow, such an agent is said to be Rajasic.Here: performer
  8. 18.28अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।ayuktaḥ prākṛitaḥ stabdhaḥ śhaṭho naiṣhkṛitiko ‘lasaḥUnsteady, vulgar, inflexible, deceitful, malicious, lazy, despondent, and procrastinating—such an agent is called Tamasic.Here: performer