Sārathi

Word

katham

Used in 8 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 1.37तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्।tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣhṭrān sa-bāndhavānTherefore, we should not kill the sons of Dhritarashtra, our relatives; for how can we be happy by killing our own kin, O Madhava (Krishna)?Here: how
  2. 1.39कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitumWhy should we not, who clearly see the evil in the destruction of families, learn to turn away from this sin, O Janardana (Krishna)?Here: why
  3. 2.4कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।kathaṁ bhīṣhmam ahaṁ sankhye droṇaṁ cha madhusūdanaArjuna said, "O Madhusudana, how can I fight in battle with arrows against Bhishma and Drona, who are worthy of being worshipped, O destroyer of enemies?"Here: how
  4. 2.21वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।vedāvināśhinaṁ nityaṁ ya enam ajam avyayamWhoever knows it to be indestructible, eternal, unborn, and inexhaustible, how can that person slay, O Arjuna, or cause to be slain?Here: how
  5. 4.4अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।aparaṁ bhavato janma paraṁ janma vivasvataḥArjuna said, "Later was Thy birth, and prior to it was the birth of Vivasvan (the Sun); how am I to understand that Thou hast taught this Yoga from the beginning?"Here: how
  6. 8.2अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।adhiyajñaḥ kathaṁ ko ’tra dehe ’smin madhusūdanaWho and how is Adhiyajna here in this body, O destroyer of Madhu? And how, at the time of death, are You to be known by the self-controlled?Here: how
  7. 10.17कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।kathaṁ vidyām ahaṁ yogins tvāṁ sadā parichintayanHow shall I, ever meditating, know you, O Yogin? In what aspects or things, O blessed Lord, should I think of you?Here: how
  8. 14.21अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।arjuna uvāchaArjuna said, "What are the marks of one who has transcended the three qualities, O Lord? What is their conduct, and how do they go beyond these three qualities?"Here: how