Sārathi

Word

kartum

Used in 7 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 1.45अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayamAlas! We are involved in a great sin, for we are prepared to kill our kinsmen, out of greed for the pleasures of a kingdom.Here: to perform
  2. 2.17अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।avināśhi tu tadviddhi yena sarvam idaṁ tatamKnow that to be indestructible, by which all this is pervaded. No one can cause the destruction of that, the Imperishable.Here: to cause
  3. 3.20कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः।karmaṇaiva hi sansiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥJanaka and others attained perfection indeed through action alone; even with the intention of protecting the masses, you should perform action.Here: to perform
  4. 9.2राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamamThis is the royal science, the royal secret, the supreme purifier, realizable by direct intuitive knowledge, according to righteousness, very easy to perform and…Here: to practice
  5. 12.11अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।athaitad apy aśhakto ’si kartuṁ mad-yogam āśhritaḥIf you are unable to do even this, then, resort to union with Me and renounce the fruits of all actions with self-control.Here: to work
  6. 16.24तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।tasmāch chhāstraṁ pramāṇaṁ te kāryākārya-vyavasthitauTherefore, let the scripture be thy authority in determining what ought to be done and what ought not to be done. Having known what is said in the ordinance of the…Here: perform
  7. 18.60स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।swbhāva-jena kaunteya nibaddhaḥ svena karmaṇāO Arjuna, bound by your own Karma (action) born of your own nature, that which from delusion you wish not to do, even that you shall do helplessly.Here: to do