Word
sanātanaḥ
Used in 5 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- eternal (3)
- primordial (1)
- everlasting (1)
Every verse
- 1.40कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः।kula-kṣhaye praṇaśhyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥIn the destruction of a family, the immemorial religious rites of that family perish; on the destruction of spirituality, impiety indeed, overwhelms the whole family.Here: eternal
- 2.24अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।achchhedyo ’yam adāhyo ’yam akledyo ’śhoṣhya eva chaThis Self cannot be cut, burned, wetted, nor dried up; it is eternal, all-pervasive, stable, immovable, and ancient.Here: primordial
- 8.20परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः।paras tasmāt tu bhāvo ’nyo ’vyakto ’vyaktāt sanātanaḥBut verily, there exists higher than this Unmanifested, another Unmanifested Eternal, which is not destroyed even when all beings are destroyed.Here: eternal
- 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: everlasting
- 15.7ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः।mamaivānśho jīva-loke jīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥAn eternal portion of Myself having become a living soul in the world of life, draws to itself the five senses, with the mind as the sixth, abiding in Nature.Here: eternal