Sārathi

Word

tamaḥ

Used in 12 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 4.36अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।api ched asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpa-kṛit-tamaḥEven if thou art the most sinful of all sinners, yet thou shalt surely cross over all sins by the raft of knowledge.Here: most sinful
  2. 6.47योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।yoginām api sarveṣhāṁ mad-gatenāntar-ātmanāAnd among all the Yogis, he who, full of faith and with his inner self merged in Me, worships Me is deemed by Me to be the most devoted.Here: the highest yogi
  3. 10.11तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।teṣhām evānukampārtham aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥOut of mere compassion for them, I, dwelling within their selves, destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the luminous lamp of knowledge.Here: darkness
  4. 12.1अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।arjuna uvāchaArjuna said, "Which of them are better versed in Yoga—those who steadfastly worship You, or those who worship the imperishable and the unmanifested?"Here: more perfect in Yog
  5. 12.2श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaThe Blessed Lord said, "In My opinion, those who fix their minds on Me, worship Me ever steadfastly, and are endowed with supreme faith, are the best in Yoga."Here: situated highest in Yog
  6. 14.5सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः।sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛiti-sambhavāḥThese qualities, O Arjuna, born of Nature, bind fast in the body of the embodied, the indestructible: purity, passion, and inertia.Here: mode of ignorance
  7. 14.8तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।tamas tv ajñāna-jaṁ viddhi mohanaṁ sarva-dehināmBut know thou Tamas to be born of ignorance, deluding all embodied beings; it binds fast, O Arjuna, through heedlessness, indolence, and sleep.Here: mode of ignorance
  8. 14.9सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārataSattva attaches to happiness, Rajas to action, O Arjuna, while Tamas, verily shrouding knowledge, attaches to heedlessness.Here: mode of ignorance
  9. 14.10रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।rajas tamaśh chābhibhūya sattvaṁ bhavati bhārataNow, O Arjuna, Sattva prevails, having overpowered Rajas and Tamas; then Rajas, having overpowered Sattva and Tamas; and then Tamas, having overpowered Sattva and Rajas.Here: mode of ignorance
  10. 16.22एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।etair vimuktaḥ kaunteya tamo-dvārais tribhir naraḥA person who is liberated from these three gates of darkness, O Arjuna, practices what is beneficial for them and thus goes to the Supreme Goal.Here: gates to darkness
  11. 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: mode of ignorance
  12. 18.69न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्िचन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः।na cha tasmān manuṣhyeṣhu kaśhchin me priya-kṛittamaḥThere is no one among men who does service dearer to Me, nor shall there be anyone on earth dearer to Me than him.Here: more dear