Word
pāpam
Used in 7 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- sins (3)
- sin (3)
- vices (1)
Every verse
- 1.36निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन।nihatya dhārtarāṣhṭrān naḥ kā prītiḥ syāj janārdanaBy killing these sons of Dhritarashtra, what pleasure could be ours, O Janardana? Only sin would accrue to us from killing these felons.Here: vices
- 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: sins
- 2.33अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।atha chet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣhyasiBut if you will not fight this righteous war, then having abandoned your own duty and reputation, you will incur sin.Here: sin
- 2.38सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ।sukha-duḥkhe same kṛitvā lābhālābhau jayājayauHaving made pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat equal, engage in battle for the sake of battle; thus, you shall not incur sin.Here: sin
- 3.36अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ charati pūruṣhaḥArjuna said, "But what compels man to commit sin, even against his wishes, O Varshneya (Krishna), as if constrained by force?"Here: sins
- 5.15नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः।nādatte kasyachit pāpaṁ na chaiva sukṛitaṁ vibhuḥThe Lord takes neither the demerit nor the merit of any; knowledge is enveloped by ignorance, and beings are deluded.Here: sin
- 7.28येषां त्वन्तगतं पापं जनानां पुण्यकर्मणाम्।yeṣhāṁ tvanta-gataṁ pāpaṁ janānāṁ puṇya-karmaṇāmBut those men of virtuous deeds, whose sins have come to an end and who are freed from the delusion of the pairs of opposites, worship Me steadfastly, with their vows.Here: sins