Sārathi

Word

śhāstra-vidhim

Used in 7 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 1.9अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।anye cha bahavaḥ śhūrā madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥAnd also many other heroes, ready to give up their lives for my sake, armed with various weapons and missiles, all well-skilled in battle.Here: equipped with various kinds of weapons
  2. 1.20अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।atha vyavasthitān dṛiṣhṭvā dhārtarāṣhṭrān kapi-dhwajaḥThen, seeing the people of Dhritarashtra's party standing arrayed and the discharge of weapons about to begin, Arjuna, the son of Pandu whose ensign was a monkey, took…Here: to use the weapons
  3. 1.46यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः।yadi mām apratīkāram aśhastraṁ śhastra-pāṇayaḥIf the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in hand, should slay me in battle, unresisting and unarmed, that would be better for me.Here: those with weapons in hand
  4. 10.31पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।pavanaḥ pavatām asmi rāmaḥ śhastra-bhṛitām ahamAmong the purifiers, I am the wind; among the warriors, I am Rama; among the fishes, I am the shark; among the streams, I am the Ganga.Here: of the carriers of weapons
  5. 16.23यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।yaḥ śhāstra-vidhim utsṛijya vartate kāma-kārataḥHe who, having cast aside the ordinances of the scriptures, acts under the impulse of desire, does not attain perfection, nor happiness, nor the Supreme Goal.Here: scriptural injunctions
  6. 16.24तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।tasmāch chhāstraṁ pramāṇaṁ te kāryākārya-vyavasthitauTherefore, let the scripture be thy authority in determining what ought to be done and what ought not to be done. Having known what is said in the ordinance of the…Here: scriptures
  7. 17.1अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।arjuna uvāchaArjuna said, "What is the condition of those who, disregarding the injunctions of the scriptures, perform sacrifice with faith—is it Sattva, Rajas, or Tamas, O Krishna?"Here: scriptural injunctions