Word
punaḥ
Used in 18 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- again (13)
- again and again (2)
- over and over again (2)
- subject to rebirth (1)
- rebirth (1)
- then (1)
- and again (1)
Every verse
- 4.9जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।janma karma cha me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥHe who thus knows, in their true light, My divine birth and actions, having abandoned the body, is not born again; he comes to Me, O Arjuna.Here: again
- 4.35यज्ज्ञात्वा न पुनर्मोहमेवं यास्यसि पाण्डव।yaj jñātvā na punar moham evaṁ yāsyasi pāṇḍavaKnowing that thou shalt not, O Arjuna, again be deluded like this; and by that thou shalt see all beings in thyself and also in me.Here: again
- 5.1संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।sannyāsaṁ karmaṇāṁ kṛiṣhṇa punar yogaṁ cha śhansasiArjuna said, "O Krishna, you praise renunciation of actions and also yoga. Please tell me conclusively which is better of the two."Here: again
- 8.15मामुपेत्य पुनर्जन्म दुःखालयमशाश्वतम्।mām upetya punar janma duḥkhālayam aśhāśhvatamHaving attained Me, these great souls do not take birth again here—a place of pain and impermanence—but have reached the highest perfection of liberation.Here: again
- 8.16आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।ā-brahma-bhuvanāl lokāḥ punar āvartino ’rjunaAll the worlds, including the world of Brahma, are subject to return again, O Arjuna; but he who reaches Me, O son of Kunti, has no rebirth.Here: subject to rebirth
- 8.26शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।śhukla-kṛiṣhṇe gatī hyete jagataḥ śhāśhvate mateThe bright and dark paths of the world are thought to be eternal; one leads to no return, and the other leads to return.Here: again
- 9.7सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्।sarva-bhūtāni kaunteya prakṛitiṁ yānti māmikāmAll beings, O Arjuna, go into My Nature at the end of a Kalpa; I send them forth again at the beginning of the next Kalpa.Here: again
- 9.8प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।prakṛitiṁ svām avaṣhṭabhya visṛijāmi punaḥ punaḥAnimating My Nature, I again and again send forth all this multitude of beings, helpless under the force of Nature.Here: again and again
- 9.33किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा।kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā bhaktā rājarṣhayas tathāHow much more easily, then, do Brahmins and devoted royal saints attain the goal? Having come to this impermanent and unhappy world, do thou worship Me.Here: then
- 11.16अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रंaneka-bāhūdara-vaktra-netraṁI see You with boundless form on every side, with many arms, stomachs, mouths, and eyes; neither the end nor the middle nor the beginning do I see, O Lord of the…Here: again
- 11.39वायुर्यमोऽग्निर्वरुणः शशाङ्कःvāyur yamo ’gnir varuṇaḥ śhaśhāṅkaḥYou are Vayu, Yama, Agni, Varuna, the moon, the Creator, and the great-grandfather. I offer my salutations to You a thousand times, and again I offer my salutations to…Here: and again
- 11.49मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावोmā te vyathā mā cha vimūḍha-bhāvoDo not be afraid, nor be bewildered on seeing such a terrible form of Mine; with your fear dispelled and with a gladdened heart, now behold again this former form of…Here: again
- 11.50इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वाity arjunaṁ vāsudevas tathoktvāSanjaya said, Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Krishna again showed His own form. The great Soul, assuming His gentle form, then consoled Arjuna, who was terrified.Here: again
- 16.13इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम्।idam adya mayā labdham imaṁ prāpsye manoratham"I have gained this today; I will fulfill this desire of mine; this is mine, and this wealth will be mine in the future."Here: again
- 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: again
- 18.24यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhankāreṇa vā punaḥBut that action which is done by one longing for the fulfillment of desires or gain with egotism or with much effort is declared to be Rajasic (passionate).Here: again
- 18.40न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।na tad asti pṛithivyāṁ vā divi deveṣhu vā punaḥThere is no being on earth or in heaven among the gods that is liberated from the three qualities born of Nature.Here: again
- 18.77तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।tach cha sansmṛitya saṁsmṛitya rūpam aty-adbhutaṁ hareḥAnd, remembering again and again that most wonderful form of Hari, I am filled with great wonder, O King; and I rejoice again and again.Here: over and over again