Sārathi

Word

puruṣhaḥ

Used in 14 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 2.21वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।vedāvināśhinaṁ nityaṁ ya enam ajam avyayamWhoever knows it to be indestructible, eternal, unborn, and inexhaustible, how can that person slay, O Arjuna, or cause to be slain?Here: person
  2. 3.4न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते।na karmaṇām anārambhān naiṣhkarmyaṁ puruṣho ’śhnuteMan does not reach actionlessness by not performing actions; nor does he attain perfection by mere renunciation.Here: a person
  3. 3.19तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर।tasmād asaktaḥ satataṁ kāryaṁ karma samācharaTherefore, without attachment, always perform the actions that should be done; for by performing actions without attachment, one reaches the Supreme.Here: a person
  4. 3.36अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ charati pūruṣhaḥArjuna said, "But what compels man to commit sin, even against his wishes, O Varshneya (Krishna), as if constrained by force?"Here: a person
  5. 8.4अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।adhibhūtaṁ kṣharo bhāvaḥ puruṣhaśh chādhidaivatamAdhibhuta—knowledge of the elements—pertains to My perishable nature, and the Purusha, or the Soul, is the Adhidaiva; I alone am the Adhiyajna here in this body, O best…Here: the cosmic personality of God, encompassing the material creation
  6. 8.22पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।puruṣhaḥ sa paraḥ pārtha bhaktyā labhyas tvananyayāThat highest Purusha, O Arjuna, is attainable by unswerving devotion to Him alone, within Whom all beings dwell and by Whom all this is pervaded.Here: the Supreme Divine Personality
  7. 9.3अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषा धर्मस्यास्य परन्तप।aśhraddadhānāḥ puruṣhā dharmasyāsya parantapaThose who have no faith in this Dharma, O Parantapa, return to the path of this world without attaining Me.Here: (such) persons
  8. 11.18त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यंtvam akṣharaṁ paramaṁ veditavyaṁYou are the Imperishable, the Supreme Being, worthy of being known. You are the great treasure-house of this universe; You are the imperishable protector of the eternal…Here: the Supreme Divine Person
  9. 11.38त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराणtvam ādi-devaḥ puruṣhaḥ purāṇasYou are the primal God, the ancient Purusha, the supreme refuge of this universe, the knower, the knowable, and the supreme Abode. Through You, the universe is pervaded…Here: personality
  10. 13.21कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे हेतुः प्रकृतिरुच्यते।kārya-kāraṇa-kartṛitve hetuḥ prakṛitir uchyateIn the production of the effect and the cause, Nature (matter) is said to be the cause; in the experience of pleasure and pain, the soul is said to be the one…Here: the individual soul
  11. 13.22पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।puruṣhaḥ prakṛiti-stho hi bhuṅkte prakṛiti-jān guṇānThe soul seated in Nature experiences the qualities born of Nature; attachment to the qualities is the cause of its birth in good and evil wombs.Here: the individual soul
  12. 13.23उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।upadraṣhṭānumantā cha bhartā bhoktā maheśhvaraḥThe Supreme Soul in this body is also called the observer, the permitter, the sustainer, the enjoyer, the great Lord, and the Supreme Self.Here: the Supreme Lord
  13. 15.17उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः परमात्मेत्युदाहृतः।uttamaḥ puruṣhas tv anyaḥ paramātmety udāhṛitaḥBut distinct is the Supreme Purusha, called the highest Self, indestructible and Lord, who pervades the three worlds and sustains them.Here: Divine Personality
  14. 17.3सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।sattvānurūpā sarvasya śhraddhā bhavati bhārataThe faith of each is in accordance with their nature, O Arjuna. People consist of their faith; as a person's faith is, so are they.Here: human being