Sārathi

Word

ūrdhvam

Used in 3 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 12.8मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।mayy eva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ niveśhayaFix your mind on Me, and your intellect in Me. Then you will certainly live in Me alone hereafter.Here: thereafter
  2. 14.18ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।ūrdhvaṁ gachchhanti sattva-sthā madhye tiṣhṭhanti rājasāḥThose seated in Sattva ascend; those of Rajasic nature dwell in the middle; and those of Tamasic nature, abiding in the function of the lowest Guna, descend.Here: upward
  3. 15.2अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।adhaśh chordhvaṁ prasṛitās tasya śhākhāIts branches spread below and above, nourished by the Gunas; its buds are sense-objects, and its roots stretch forth below in the world of men, originating action.Here: upward