Word
prajñā
Used in 6 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- words of wisdom (1)
- knowledge (1)
- divine wisdom (1)
- perfect knowledge pratiṣhṭhitā (1)
- transcendental knowledge (1)
- the elders (1)
Every verse
- 2.11अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।aśhochyān-anvaśhochas-tvaṁ prajñā-vādānśh cha bhāṣhaseThe Blessed Lord said, "You have grieved for those who should not be grieved for; yet, you speak words of wisdom. The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the…Here: words of wisdom
- 2.57यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्।yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehas tat tat prāpya śhubhāśhubhamHe who is everywhere without attachment, upon encountering anything good or bad, neither rejoices nor hastens; his wisdom is firm.Here: knowledge
- 2.58यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः।yadā sanharate chāyaṁ kūrmo ’ṅgānīva sarvaśhaḥWhen, like the tortoise which withdraws all its limbs on all sides, he withdraws his senses from the sense-objects, then his wisdom becomes steady.Here: divine wisdom
- 2.61तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।tāni sarvāṇi sanyamya yukta āsīta mat-paraḥHaving restrained them all, he should sit steadfast, intent on Me; his wisdom is steady whose senses are under control.Here: perfect knowledge pratiṣhṭhitā
- 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: transcendental knowledge
- 17.14देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।deva-dwija-guru-prājña- pūjanaṁ śhaucham ārjavamWorship of the gods, the twice-born, the teachers, and the wise; purity, straightforwardness, celibacy, and non-injury are all called the austerities of the body.Here: the elders