Sārathi

Word

mahā-bāho

Used in 40 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 1.4अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।atra śhūrā maheṣhvāsā bhīmārjuna-samā yudhiHere are heroes, mighty archers, equal in battle to Bhima and Arjuna, Yuyudhana (Satyaki), Virata, and Drupada—all mighty warriors.Here: great bowmen
  2. 1.6युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।saubhadro draupadeyāśhcha sarva eva mahā-rathāḥThe strong Yudhamanyu and the brave Uttamaujas, the son of Subhadra (Abhimanyu, the son of Subhadra and Arjuna), and the sons of Draupadi, all of them great charioteers…Here: warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors
  3. 1.15पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः।pāñchajanyaṁ hṛiṣhīkeśho devadattaṁ dhanañjayaḥHrishikesha blew the Panchajanya, Arjuna blew the Devadatta, and Bhima, the wolf-bellied doer of terrible deeds, blew the great conch Paundra.Here: mighty conch
  4. 1.17काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।kāśhyaśhcha parameṣhvāsaḥ śhikhaṇḍī cha mahā-rathaḥThe king of Kasi, an excellent archer, Sikhandi, the mighty car-warrior, Dhrishtadyumna, Virata, and Satyaki, the unconquered.Here: warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors
  5. 1.18द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।drupado draupadeyāśhcha sarvaśhaḥ pṛithivī-pateDrupada and the sons of Draupadi, O Lord of the Earth, and the son of Subhadra, the mighty-armed, blew their conches each separately.Here: the mighty-armed
  6. 2.5गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान्gurūnahatvā hi mahānubhāvānBetter it is, indeed, in this world to accept alms than to slay the most noble teachers. But if I were to kill them, even in this world, all my enjoyments of wealth and…Here: noble elders
  7. 2.26अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।atha chainaṁ nitya-jātaṁ nityaṁ vā manyase mṛitamBut even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born and constantly dying, even then, O mighty-armed one, thou shouldst not grieve.Here: mighty-armed one, Arjun
  8. 2.35भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।bhayād raṇād uparataṁ mansyante tvāṁ mahā-rathāḥThe great chariot-warriors will think that you have withdrawn from the battle out of fear, and you will be held in low esteem by those who have held you in high regard.Here: warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors
  9. 2.68तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।tasmād yasya mahā-bāho nigṛihītāni sarvaśhaḥTherefore, O mighty-armed Arjuna, his knowledge is steady whose senses are completely restrained from sense objects.Here: mighty-armed one
  10. 3.28तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः।tattva-vit tu mahā-bāho guṇa-karma-vibhāgayoḥBut he who knows the Truth, O mighty-armed Arjuna, about the divisions of the qualities and their functions, knowing that the Gunas, as senses, move amidst the Gunas, as…Here: mighty-armed one
  11. 3.37काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।kāma eṣha krodha eṣha rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥThe Blessed Lord said, "It is desire and it is anger, both of the quality of Rajas, all-devouring and all-sinful; know this as the foe here in this world."Here: all-devouring
  12. 3.43एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā sanstabhyātmānam ātmanāThus, knowing Him who is superior to the intellect and restraining the self by the Self, slay thou, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the enemy in the form of desire, hard to…Here: mighty-armed one
  13. 5.3ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति।jñeyaḥ sa nitya-sannyāsī yo na dveṣhṭi na kāṅkṣhatiHe should be known as a perpetual Sannyasi who neither hates nor desires; for, free from the pairs of opposites, O mighty-armed Arjuna, he is easily freed from bondage.Here: mighty-armed one
  14. 5.6संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।sannyāsas tu mahā-bāho duḥkham āptum ayogataḥBut, O mighty-armed Arjuna, renunciation is hard to attain without Yoga; the sage who is in harmony with Yoga quickly goes to Brahman.Here: mighty-armed one
  15. 5.29भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्।bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśhvaramHe who knows Me as the enjoyer of sacrifices and austerities, the great Lord of all the worlds, and the friend of all beings, attains peace.Here: the Supreme Lord
  16. 6.35असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।asanśhayaṁ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṁ chalamThe Blessed Lord said, "Undoubtedly, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the mind is difficult to control and restless; but with practice and dispassion, it can be restrained."Here: mighty-armed one
  17. 6.38कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति।kachchin nobhaya-vibhraṣhṭaśh chhinnābhram iva naśhyatiFallen from both, does he not perish like a rent cloud, supportless, O mighty-armed one, deluded on the path of Brahman?Here: mighty-armed Krishna
  18. 7.5अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।apareyam itas tvanyāṁ prakṛitiṁ viddhi me parāmO mighty-armed Arjuna, this is the inferior Prakriti; know it as distinct from My higher Prakriti, the very life-element, by which this world is upheld.Here: mighty-armed one
  19. 7.19बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते।bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyateAt the end of many births, the wise man comes to Me, realizing that all this is Vaasudeva (the innermost Self); such a great soul (Mahatma) is very hard to find.Here: great soul
  20. 8.15मामुपेत्य पुनर्जन्म दुःखालयमशाश्वतम्।mām upetya punar janma duḥkhālayam aśhāśhvatamHaving attained Me, these great souls do not take birth again here—a place of pain and impermanence—but have reached the highest perfection of liberation.Here: the great souls
  21. 9.11अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣhīṁ tanum āśhritamFools disregard Me, clad in human form, not knowing My higher Being as the great Lord of all beings.Here: the Supreme Lord
  22. 9.13महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛitim āśhritāḥBut the great souls, O Arjuna, partaking of My divine nature, worship Me with a single-minded devotion, knowing Me as the imperishable source of all beings.Here: the great souls
  23. 10.1भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।bhūya eva mahā-bāho śhṛiṇu me paramaṁ vachaḥThe Blessed Lord said, Again, O mighty-armed Arjuna, listen to my supreme word which I will declare to you, who are beloved, for your welfare.Here: mighty armed one
  24. 10.2न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः।na me viduḥ sura-gaṇāḥ prabhavaṁ na maharṣhayaḥNeither the hosts of the gods nor the great sages know My origin; for I am the source of all the gods and the great sages in every way.Here: the great sages
  25. 10.3यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्।yo māmajam anādiṁ cha vetti loka-maheśhvaramHe who knows Me as unborn and beginningless, as the great Lord of the worlds, he among mortals is undeluded and is liberated from all sins.Here: the Supreme Lord
  26. 10.6महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।maharṣhayaḥ sapta pūrve chatvāro manavas tathāThe seven great sages, the ancient four, and the Manus, possessing powers like Mine (due to their minds being fixed on Me), were born from My mind; from them, these…Here: the great Sages
  27. 10.25महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।maharṣhīṇāṁ bhṛigur ahaṁ girām asmyekam akṣharamAmong the great sages, I am Bhrigu; among words, I am the one syllable (Om); among sacrifices, I am the sacrifice of silent repetition; among the immovable things, I am…Here: among the great seers
  28. 11.9एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः।evam uktvā tato rājan mahā-yogeśhvaro hariḥSanjaya said, Having thus spoken, O king, the great Lord of Yoga, Hari (Krishna), showed Arjuna His supreme form as the Lord.Here: the Supreme Lord of Yog
  29. 11.12दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।divi sūrya-sahasrasya bhaved yugapad utthitāIf the splendour of a thousand suns were to blaze out simultaneously in the sky, that would be the splendour of that mighty being.Here: the great personality
  30. 11.20द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हिdyāv ā-pṛithivyor idam antaraṁ hiThis space between the earth and the heavens, and all the quarters, is filled by You alone; having seen this, Your wonderful and terrible form, the three worlds are…Here: The greatest of all beings
  31. 11.21अमी हि त्वां सुरसङ्घाः विशन्तिamī hi tvāṁ sura-saṅghā viśhantiVerily, these hosts of gods enter into Thee; some extol Thee with joined palms in fear, saying, 'May it be well!' Bands of great sages and perfected ones praise Thee…Here: great sages
  32. 11.23रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रंrūpaṁ mahat te bahu-vaktra-netraṁHaving seen Your immeasurable form with many mouths and eyes, O mighty-armed one, with many arms, thighs, and feet, with many stomachs and fearsome with many teeth, the…Here: mighty-armed Lord
  33. 11.37कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्kasmāch cha te na nameran mahātmanAnd why should they not, O great Soul, bow to Thee Who art greater than all else, the primal cause even of the Creator (Brahma), O Infinite Being, O Lord of the gods, O…Here: The Great one
  34. 11.50इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वाity arjunaṁ vāsudevas tathoktvāSanjaya said, Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Krishna again showed His own form. The great Soul, assuming His gentle form, then consoled Arjuna, who was terrified.Here: the compassionate
  35. 13.6महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च।mahā-bhūtāny ahankāro buddhir avyaktam eva chaThe great elements, egoism, intellect, and also the Unmanifested Nature, the ten senses, and one mind, and the five objects of the senses.Here: the (five) great elements
  36. 13.23उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।upadraṣhṭānumantā cha bhartā bhoktā maheśhvaraḥThe Supreme Soul in this body is also called the observer, the permitter, the sustainer, the enjoyer, the great Lord, and the Supreme Self.Here: the ultimate controller
  37. 14.5सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः।sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛiti-sambhavāḥThese qualities, O Arjuna, born of Nature, bind fast in the body of the embodied, the indestructible: purity, passion, and inertia.Here: mighty-armed one
  38. 18.1संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।sannyāsasya mahā-bāho tattvam ichchhāmi veditumArjuna said, "O mighty-armed Hrishikesa, I desire to know the essence or truth of renunciation and abandonment severally, O slayer of Kesi."Here: mighty-armed one
  39. 18.13पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।pañchaitāni mahā-bāho kāraṇāni nibodha meLearn from Me, O mighty-armed Arjuna, these five causes, as declared in the Sankhya system, for the accomplishment of all actions.Here: mighty-armed one
  40. 18.74सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।sañjaya uvāchaSanjaya said, Thus, I have heard this wonderful dialogue between Krishna and the high-souled Arjuna, which causes one's hair to stand on end.Here: the noble hearted soul