Word
prati
Used in 4 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- toward (1)
- towards. (1)
- in the opposing army (1)
- with the hope of a return (1)
Every verse
- 2.42यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।yāmimāṁ puṣhpitāṁ vāchaṁ pravadanty-avipaśhchitaḥThe unwise, taking pleasure in the eulogizing words of the Vedas, utter flowery speech, saying, "There is nothing else," O Arjuna.Here: toward
- 2.43कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम्।kāmātmānaḥ svarga-parāFull of desires, with heaven as their goal, (they speak words that are directed to ends) leading to new births as the result of their works, and prescribe various…Here: towards.
- 11.32कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धोkālo ’smi loka-kṣhaya-kṛit pravṛiddhoThe Blessed Lord said, "I am the full-grown, world-destroying Time, now engaged in destroying the worlds. Even without you, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile…Here: in the opposing army
- 17.21यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।yat tu pratyupakārārthaṁ phalam uddiśhya vā punaḥAnd, that gift which is given with the intention of receiving something in return, or expecting a reward, or begrudgingly, is considered to be Rajasic.Here: with the hope of a return