Word
sukha
Used in 9 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- happiness (5)
- driven by the desire for kingly pleasure (1)
- in joy and sorrow (1)
- of happiness and distress (1)
- pleasure and pain (1)
Every verse
- 1.45अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayamAlas! We are involved in a great sin, for we are prepared to kill our kinsmen, out of greed for the pleasures of a kingdom.Here: driven by the desire for kingly pleasure
- 2.14मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।mātrā-sparśhās tu kaunteya śhītoṣhṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥThe contact of the senses with the objects, O son of Kunti, which causes heat and cold, pleasure and pain, has a beginning and an end; they are impermanent; endure them…Here: happiness
- 2.38सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ।sukha-duḥkhe same kṛitvā lābhālābhau jayājayauHaving made pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat equal, engage in battle for the sake of battle; thus, you shall not incur sin.Here: happiness
- 6.7जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः।jitātmanaḥ praśhāntasya paramātmā samāhitaḥThe Supreme Self of him who is self-controlled and peaceful remains balanced in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, as well as in honor and dishonor.Here: happiness
- 12.18समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।samaḥ śhatrau cha mitre cha tathā mānāpamānayoḥHe who is the same to foe and friend, and also in honor and dishonor, who is the same in cold and heat, in pleasure and pain, and who is free from attachment.Here: in joy and sorrow
- 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: of happiness and distress
- 14.6तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।tatra sattvaṁ nirmalatvāt prakāśhakam anāmayamOf these, sattva, which is luminous and healthy due to its stainlessness, binds one by attachment to happiness and knowledge, O sinless one.Here: happiness
- 15.5निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।nirmāna-mohā jita-saṅga-doṣhāFree from pride and delusion, victorious over the evil of attachment, dwelling constantly in the Self, their desires having completely turned away, freed from the pairs…Here: pleasure and pain
- 17.8आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya-sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥThe foods that increase life, purity, strength, health, joy, and cheerfulness (good appetite), which are savory, oily, substantial, and agreeable, are dear to the…Here: happiness