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How it is translated

• what (16)
• how (2)
• what? (1)
• what to speak of (1)
• why (1)

Every verse

1. 1.1धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।dharma-kṣhetre kuru-kṣhetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥDhritarashtra said, "What did my people and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled together, eager for battle, on the holy plain of Kurukshetra, O Sanjaya?"Here: what
2. 1.32न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।na kāṅkṣhe vijayaṁ kṛiṣhṇa na cha rājyaṁ sukhāni chaI desire not victory, O Krishna, nor kingdom, nor pleasures. What use is dominion to us, O Krishna, or pleasures or even life?Here: what
3. 1.35एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।etān na hantum ichchhāmi ghnato ’pi madhusūdanaThese I do not wish to kill, O Krishna, even though they kill me, for the sake of dominion over the three worlds; leave alone killing them for the sake of the earth."Here: what to speak of
4. 2.36अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः।avāchya-vādānśh cha bahūn vadiṣhyanti tavāhitāḥYour enemies, scoffing at your power, will speak many abusive words—what could be more painful than this?Here: what
5. 2.54स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव।sthita-prajñasya kā bhāṣhā samādhi-sthasya keśhavaArjuna said, "O Krishna, what is the description of one who has steady wisdom and is merged in the superconscious state? How does one of steady wisdom speak, how do they…Here: what
6. 3.1ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।jyāyasī chet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdanaArjuna said: If Thou thinkest that knowledge is superior to action, O Krishna, why then, O Kesava, doest Thou ask me to engage in this terrible action?Here: why
7. 3.33सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।sadṛiśhaṁ cheṣhṭate svasyāḥ prakṛiter jñānavān apiEven a wise man acts in accordance with his own nature; beings will follow their nature; what can restraint do?Here: what
8. 4.16किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।kiṁ karma kim akarmeti kavayo ’pyatra mohitāḥWhat is action? What is inaction? Even the wise are confused about this. Therefore, I shall teach you the nature of action and inaction, by knowing which you will be…Here: what
9. 8.1किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम।kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣhottamaArjuna said, "What is Brahman? What is Adhyatma? What is action, O best among men? What is Adhibhuta declared to be? And, what is Adhidaiva said to be?"Here: what
10. 9.33किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा।kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā bhaktā rājarṣhayas tathāHow much more easily, then, do Brahmins and devoted royal saints attain the goal? Having come to this impermanent and unhappy world, do thou worship Me.Here: what
11. 10.42अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।atha vā bahunaitena kiṁ jñātena tavārjunaBut, of what avail is the knowledge of all these details to you, O Arjuna? I exist, supporting this whole world with one part of Myself.Here: what
12. 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: what
13. 16.8असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।asatyam apratiṣhṭhaṁ te jagad āhur anīśhvaramThey say, "This universe is without truth, without a moral basis, without a God, brought about by mutual union, with lust as its cause; what else?"Here: what