Word
mahat
Used in 4 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- great (1)
- magnificent (1)
- the total material substance, prakṛiti (1)
- great material nature (1)
Every verse
- 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: great
- 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: magnificent
- 14.3मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।mama yonir mahad brahma tasmin garbhaṁ dadhāmy ahamMy womb is the great Brahma; in it I place the germ; thence, O Arjuna, is the birth of all beings.Here: the total material substance, prakṛiti
- 14.4सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।sarva-yoniṣhu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥWhatever forms are produced, O Arjuna, in any womb whatsoever, the great Brahma is their womb, and I am the seed-giving father.Here: great material nature