Word
pramāda
Used in 3 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- negligence (3)
Every verse
- 14.8तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।tamas tv ajñāna-jaṁ viddhi mohanaṁ sarva-dehināmBut know thou Tamas to be born of ignorance, deluding all embodied beings; it binds fast, O Arjuna, through heedlessness, indolence, and sleep.Here: negligence
- 14.17सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva chaFrom Sattva arises knowledge, and greed from Rajas; heedlessness and delusion arise from Tamas, and also ignorance.Here: negligence
- 18.39यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।yad agre chānubandhe cha sukhaṁ mohanam ātmanaḥThat happiness which at first, as well as in the end, deludes the self, and which arises from sleep, indolence, and heedlessness—that is declared to be Tamasic.Here: negligence