Sārathi

Word

puruṣha-uttama

Used in 7 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 2.15यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।yaṁ hi na vyathayantyete puruṣhaṁ puruṣharṣhabhaThat firm man, whom surely these afflictions do not, O chief among men, to whom pleasure and pain are the same, is fit for attaining immortality.Here: the noblest amongst men, Arjun
  2. 8.1किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम।kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣhottamaArjuna said, "What is Brahman? What is Adhyatma? What is action, O best among men? What is Adhibhuta declared to be? And, what is Adhidaiva said to be?"Here: Shree Krishna, the Supreme Divine Personality
  3. 10.15स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।swayam evātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣhottamaVerily, Thou Thyself knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Supreme Person, O source and Lord of all beings, O God of gods, O ruler of the world!Here: the Supreme Personality
  4. 11.3एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर।evam etad yathāttha tvam ātmānaṁ parameśhvaraNow, O Supreme Lord, as Thou hast thus described Thyself, O Supreme Person, I wish to behold Thy divine form.Here: Shree Krishna, the Supreme Divine Personality
  5. 15.18यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।yasmāt kṣharam atīto ’ham akṣharād api chottamaḥAs I transcend the perishable and am even higher than the imperishable, I am declared to be the highest Purusha in the world and in the Vedas.Here: as the Supreme Divine Personality
  6. 15.19यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्।yo mām evam asammūḍho jānāti puruṣhottamamHe who, undeluded, knows Me as the highest Purusha, he, knowing all, worships Me with his whole being (heart), O Arjuna.Here: the Supreme Divine Personality
  7. 18.4निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।niśhchayaṁ śhṛiṇu me tatra tyāge bharata-sattamaHear from Me the conclusion or the final truth about this abandonment, O best of the Bharatas; abandonment, indeed, O best of men, has been declared to be of three kinds.Here: tiger amongst men