Sārathi

Word

sva-janam

Used in 11 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 1.28कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।dṛiṣhṭvemaṁ sva-janaṁ kṛiṣhṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitamArjuna said, "O Krishna, seeing my kinsmen arrayed here, eager to fight,Here: kinsmen
  2. 1.31निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।nimittāni cha paśhyāmi viparītāni keśhavaAnd I see ill omens, O Kesava. I do not see any good in slaying my kinsmen in battle.Here: kinsmen
  3. 1.37तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्।tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣhṭrān sa-bāndhavānTherefore, we should not kill the sons of Dhritarashtra, our relatives; for how can we be happy by killing our own kin, O Madhava (Krishna)?Here: along with friends
  4. 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: kinsmen
  5. 2.7कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावःkārpaṇya-doṣhopahata-svabhāvaḥMy heart is overpowered by the taint of pity; my mind is confused as to my duty. I ask Thee: Tell me decisively what is good for me. I am Thy disciple; instruct me, who…Here: nature
  6. 2.33अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।atha chet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣhyasiBut if you will not fight this righteous war, then having abandoned your own duty and reputation, you will incur sin.Here: one’s duty in accordance with the Vedas
  7. 11.8न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।na tu māṁ śhakyase draṣhṭum anenaiva sva-chakṣhuṣhāBut you are not able to behold Me with these your own eyes; I give you the divine eye; behold My lordly Yoga.Here: with your physical eyes
  8. 14.24समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ sva-sthaḥ sama-loṣhṭāśhma-kāñchanaḥWho is the same in pleasure and pain, who dwells in the Self, to whom a clod of earth, a stone, and gold are all alike, who is the same to the dear and the unfriendly…Here: established in the self
  9. 17.2श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaThe Blessed Lord said, "There are threefold faiths inherent in the nature of the embodied: the sattvic (pure), the rajasic (passionate), and the tamasic (dark). Hear of…Here: born of one’s innate nature
  10. 18.45स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ sansiddhiṁ labhate naraḥEach person devoted to their own duty attains perfection. How they attain perfection while being engaged in their own duty, hear now.Here: to one’s own prescribed duty
  11. 18.46यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।yataḥ pravṛittir bhūtānāṁ yena sarvam idaṁ tatamHe from whom all the beings have evolved and by whom all this is pervaded, worshipping Him with his own duty, one attains perfection.Here: by one’s natural occupation