Word
nitya
Used in 10 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- always (2)
- taking constant birth (1)
- eternally fixed in truth (1)
- by the perpetual enemy (1)
- ever steadfast (1)
- constantly (1)
- constantly united (1)
- who are always absorbed (1)
Every verse
- 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: taking constant birth
- 2.45त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।trai-guṇya-viṣhayā vedā nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjunaThe Vedas deal with the three attributes; be thou above these three attributes. O Arjuna, free yourself from the pairs of opposites and ever remain in the quality of…Here: eternally fixed in truth
- 3.39आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।āvṛitaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nitya-vairiṇāO Arjuna, wisdom is enveloped by this constant enemy of the wise, in the form of desire, which is insatiable like fire.Here: by the perpetual enemy
- 4.20त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः।tyaktvā karma-phalāsaṅgaṁ nitya-tṛipto nirāśhrayaḥHaving abandoned attachment to the fruits of the action, ever content, depending on nothing, he does not do anything even while being engaged in activity.Here: always
- 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: always
- 7.17तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।teṣhāṁ jñānī nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir viśhiṣhyateOf them, the wise who are ever steadfast and devoted to the One, excel; for I am exceedingly dear to the wise, and they are dear to Me.Here: ever steadfast
- 8.14अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।ananya-chetāḥ satataṁ yo māṁ smarati nityaśhaḥI am easily attainable by that ever-steadfast yogi who constantly and daily remembers me for a long time, not thinking of anything else with a single-minded or…Here: constantly
- 9.14सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः।satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaśh cha dṛiḍha-vratāḥAlways glorifying Me, striving, firm in their vows, prostrating themselves before Me, they worship Me with steadfast devotion.Here: constantly united
- 9.22अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।ananyāśh chintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsateFor those men who worship Me alone, thinking of no one else, for those ever-united, I secure what they have not already possessed and preserve what they already possess.Here: who are always absorbed
- 12.2श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaThe Blessed Lord said, "In My opinion, those who fix their minds on Me, worship Me ever steadfastly, and are endowed with supreme faith, are the best in Yoga."Here: always engaged