Sārathi

Word

sat

Used in 11 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 4.31यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्।yajña-śhiṣhṭāmṛita-bhujo yānti brahma sanātanamThose who eat the remnants of the sacrifice, which are like nectar, go to the eternal Brahman. This world is not for the one who does not perform sacrifice; how then can…Here: best of the Kurus, Arjun
  2. 4.37यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।yathaidhānsi samiddho ’gnir bhasma-sāt kurute ’rjunaAs the blazing fire reduces fuel to ashes, O Arjuna, so does the fire of knowledge reduce all actions to ash.Here: to ashes
  3. 9.19तपाम्यहमहं वर्षं निगृह्णाम्युत्सृजामि च।tapāmyaham ahaṁ varṣhaṁ nigṛihṇāmyutsṛijāmi chaAs the sun, I give heat; I withhold and send forth the rain; I am immortality and also death, existence and non-existence, O Arjuna.Here: eternal spirit
  4. 11.37कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्kasmāch cha te na nameran mahātmanAnd why should they not, O great Soul, bow to Thee Who art greater than all else, the primal cause even of the Creator (Brahma), O Infinite Being, O Lord of the gods, O…Here: manifest and non-manifest
  5. 13.13ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।jñeyaṁ yat tat pravakṣhyāmi yaj jñātvāmṛitam aśhnuteI will declare that which is to be known, knowing which one attains immortality; the beginningless Supreme Brahman, which is neither being nor non-being.Here: existent
  6. 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: in superior and inferior wombs
  7. 17.18सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।satkāra-māna-pūjārthaṁ tapo dambhena chaiva yatThe austerity that is practiced with the aim of gaining good reception, honor, and worship, and with hypocrisy, is said to be Rajasic, unstable, and transient.Here: respect
  8. 17.23तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।oṁ tat sad iti nirdeśho brahmaṇas tri-vidhaḥ smṛitaḥ"Om Tat Sat": This has been declared to be the triple designation of Brahman. By that, the Brahmanas, the Vedas, and the sacrifices were created formerly.Here: syllables representing aspects of transcendence
  9. 17.26सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।sad-bhāve sādhu-bhāve cha sad ity etat prayujyateThe word "Sat" is used to refer to reality and goodness; likewise, O Arjuna, the word "Sat" is used to refer to an auspicious act.Here: with the intention of eternal existence and goodness
  10. 17.27यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।yajñe tapasi dāne cha sthitiḥ sad iti chochyateSteadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and gift is also called 'Sat', and action in connection with these, or for the sake of the Supreme, is also called 'Sat'.Here: the syllable Sat
  11. 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: best of the Bharatas