Word
kuru-nandana
Used in 3 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- descendent of the Kurus (1)
- Arjun, descendant of the Kurus (1)
- the joy of the Kurus, Arjun (1)
Every verse
- 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
- 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
- 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