kuru

How it is translated

• perform (2)
• do (2)
• at Kurukshetra (1)
• the grand old man of the Kuru dynasty (Bheeshma) (1)
• descendent of the Kurus (1)
• should perform (1)
• best of the Kurus, Arjun (1)
• Arjun, descendant of the Kurus (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: at Kurukshetra
2. 1.12तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।tasya sañjanayan harṣhaṁ kuru-vṛiddhaḥ pitāmahaḥHis glorious grandsire, the oldest of the Kauravas, roared like a lion to cheer Duryodhana and blew his conch.Here: the grand old man of the Kuru dynasty (Bheeshma)
3. 2.41व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandanaHere, O joy of the Kurus, there is only one single-pointed determination; many-branched and endless are the thoughts of the indecisive.Here: descendent of the Kurus
4. 2.48योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjayaPerform action, O Arjuna, being steadfast in Yoga, abandoning attachment and balanced in success and failure; evenness of mind is called Yoga.Here: perform
5. 3.8नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।niyataṁ kuru karma tvaṁ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥPerform your bounden duty, for action is superior to inaction, and even the maintenance of the body would not be possible for you through inaction.Here: perform
6. 4.15एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः।evaṁ jñātvā kṛitaṁ karma pūrvair api mumukṣhubhiḥHaving known this, the ancient seekers of freedom also performed action; therefore, do thou also perform action, as the ancients did in days of yore.Here: should perform
7. 4.31यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्।yajña-śhiṣhṭāmṛita-bhujo yānti brahma sanātanamThose who eat the remnants of the sacrifice, which are like nectar, go to the eternal Brahman. This world is not for the one who does not perform sacrifice; how then can…Here: best of the Kurus, Arjun
8. 6.43तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्।tatra taṁ buddhi-sanyogaṁ labhate paurva-dehikamThen he comes into contact with the knowledge acquired in his former body and strives even more for perfection, O Arjuna.Here: Arjun, descendant of the Kurus
9. 10.19हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।hanta te kathayiṣhyāmi divyā hyātma-vibhūtayaḥThe Blessed Lord said, "Very well! Now I will declare to you My divine glories in their prominence, O Arjuna; there is no end to their detailed description."Here: best of the Kurus
10. 11.48न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानैna veda-yajñādhyayanair na dānairNeither by the study of the Vedas, nor by gifts, nor by sacrifices, nor by severe austerities, can I be seen in this form in the world of men by any other than yourself…Here: the best of the Kuru warriors
11. 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: do
12. 14.13अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।aprakāśho ’pravṛittiśh cha pramādo moha eva chaDarkness, inertia, carelessness, and delusion—these arise when Tamas is predominant, O Arjuna.Here: the joy of the Kurus, Arjun
13. 18.63इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।iti te jñānam ākhyātaṁ guhyād guhyataraṁ mayāThus, wisdom more secret than secrecy itself has been declared to you by me. Reflect on it fully, then act as you wish.Here: do