Word
rāja-ṛiṣhayaḥ
Used in 6 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- the saintly kings (1)
- holy persons (1)
- saintly kings (1)
- the great sages (1)
- the great Sages (1)
- sages (1)
Every verse
- 4.2एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣhayo viduḥThis, handed down in regular succession by the royal sages, was known. This Yoga, however, has been lost here over time, O Parantapa (burner of the foes).Here: the saintly kings
- 5.25लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः।labhante brahma-nirvāṇam ṛiṣhayaḥ kṣhīṇa-kalmaṣhāḥThe sages obtain absolute freedom or Moksha when their sins have been destroyed, their dualities have been torn asunder, they are self-controlled, and they are intent on…Here: holy persons
- 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: saintly kings
- 10.2न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः।na me viduḥ sura-gaṇāḥ prabhavaṁ na maharṣhayaḥNeither the hosts of the gods nor the great sages know My origin; for I am the source of all the gods and the great sages in every way.Here: the great sages
- 10.6महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।maharṣhayaḥ sapta pūrve chatvāro manavas tathāThe seven great sages, the ancient four, and the Manus, possessing powers like Mine (due to their minds being fixed on Me), were born from My mind; from them, these…Here: the great Sages
- 10.13आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।āhus tvām ṛiṣhayaḥ sarve devarṣhir nāradas tathāAll the sages have thus declared Thee, as also the divine sage Narada; so also Asita, Devala, and Vyasa; and now Thou Thyself dost say so to me.Here: sages