Sārathi

Word

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha

Used in 63 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 1.1धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।dharma-kṣhetre kuru-kṣhetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥDhritarashtra said, "What did my people and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled together, eager for battle, on the holy plain of Kurukshetra, O Sanjaya?"Here: Dhritarashtra said
  2. 1.2दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।dṛiṣhṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṁ vyūḍhaṁ duryodhanastadāSanjaya said: Having seen the army of the Pandavas drawn up in battle array, King Duryodhana approached his teacher, Drona, and spoke these words.Here: Sanjay said
  3. 1.21हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।senayor ubhayor madhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me ’chyutaArjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I may behold those who stand here, desirous to fight, and know with whom I must…Here: Arjun said
  4. 1.24एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।evam ukto hṛiṣhīkeśho guḍākeśhena bhārataSanjaya said, Thus addressed by Arjuna, Krishna stationed the best of chariots, O Dhritarashtra, in the midst of the two armies.Here: Sanjay said
  5. 1.25भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।bhīṣhma-droṇa-pramukhataḥ sarveṣhāṁ cha mahī-kṣhitāmIn front of Bhishma and Drona, and all the rulers of the earth, he said: "O Arjuna, son of Pritha, behold these Kurus gathered together."Here: said
  6. 1.28कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।dṛiṣhṭvemaṁ sva-janaṁ kṛiṣhṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitamArjuna said, "O Krishna, seeing my kinsmen arrayed here, eager to fight,Here: Arjun said
  7. 1.47एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।evam uktvārjunaḥ saṅkhye rathopastha upāviśhatSanjaya said, Having thus spoken in the midst of the battlefield, Arjuna cast away his bow and arrow and, his mind overwhelmed with sorrow, sat down on the seat of the…Here: Sanjay said
  8. 2.1तं तथा कृपयाऽविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्।taṁ tathā kṛipayāviṣhṭamaśhru pūrṇākulekṣhaṇamSanjaya said: To him, who was thus overcome with pity, despondent, with eyes full of tears and agitated, Madhusudana (the destroyer of Madhu) or Krishna spoke these…Here: Sanjay said
  9. 2.2कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्।kutastvā kaśhmalamidaṁ viṣhame samupasthitamThe Blessed Lord said, "From whence has this perilous strait come upon you, this dejection which is unworthy of you, disgraceful, and which will close the gates of…Here: the Supreme Lord said
  10. 2.4कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।kathaṁ bhīṣhmam ahaṁ sankhye droṇaṁ cha madhusūdanaArjuna said, "O Madhusudana, how can I fight in battle with arrows against Bhishma and Drona, who are worthy of being worshipped, O destroyer of enemies?"Here: Arjun said
  11. 2.9एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।evam-uktvā hṛiṣhīkeśhaṁ guḍākeśhaḥ parantapaSanjaya said: Having spoken thus to Hrishikesha, the Lord of the senses, Arjuna, the conqueror of sleep and destroyer of foes, said, "I will not fight," and became…Here: Sanjay said
  12. 2.10तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।tam-uvācha hṛiṣhīkeśhaḥ prahasanniva bhārataTo him who was despondent in the midst of the two armies, Krishna, smiling, O Bharata, spoke these words.Here: said
  13. 2.11अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।aśhochyān-anvaśhochas-tvaṁ prajñā-vādānśh cha bhāṣhaseThe Blessed Lord said, "You have grieved for those who should not be grieved for; yet, you speak words of wisdom. The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the…Here: the Supreme Lord said
  14. 2.54स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव।sthita-prajñasya kā bhāṣhā samādhi-sthasya keśhavaArjuna said, "O Krishna, what is the description of one who has steady wisdom and is merged in the superconscious state? How does one of steady wisdom speak, how do they…Here: Arjun said
  15. 2.55प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।prajahāti yadā kāmān sarvān pārtha mano-gatānThe Blessed Lord said, "When a man completely casts off, O Arjuna, all the desires of the mind and is satisfied in the Self by the Self, then he is said to be one of…Here: The Supreme Lord said
  16. 3.1ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।jyāyasī chet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdanaArjuna said: If Thou thinkest that knowledge is superior to action, O Krishna, why then, O Kesava, doest Thou ask me to engage in this terrible action?Here: Arjun said
  17. 3.3लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।loke’smin dvi-vidhā niṣhṭhā purā proktā mayānaghaThe Blessed Lord said, "In this world, there is a twofold path, as I said before, O sinless one: the path of knowledge of the Sankhyas and the path of action of the…Here: the Blessed Lord said
  18. 3.10सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।saha-yajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛiṣhṭvā purovācha prajāpatiḥThe Creator, having in the beginning created mankind together with sacrifice, said, "By this shall you propagate; let this be the milch cow of your desires—the cow that…Here: said
  19. 3.36अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ charati pūruṣhaḥArjuna said, "But what compels man to commit sin, even against his wishes, O Varshneya (Krishna), as if constrained by force?"Here: Arjun said
  20. 3.37काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।kāma eṣha krodha eṣha rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥThe Blessed Lord said, "It is desire and it is anger, both of the quality of Rajas, all-devouring and all-sinful; know this as the foe here in this world."Here: the Supreme Lord said
  21. 4.1इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्।imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayamThe Blessed Lord said, "I taught this imperishable Yoga to Vivasvan; he then told it to Manu; Manu proclaimed it to Ikshvaku.Here: the Supreme Lord Shree Krishna said
  22. 4.4अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।aparaṁ bhavato janma paraṁ janma vivasvataḥArjuna said, "Later was Thy birth, and prior to it was the birth of Vivasvan (the Sun); how am I to understand that Thou hast taught this Yoga from the beginning?"Here: Arjun said
  23. 4.5बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन।bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava chārjunaThe Blessed Lord said, "Many births of Mine have passed, as well as of thine, O Arjuna; I know them all, but thou knowest not, O Parantapa (scorcher of foes)."Here: the Supreme Lord said
  24. 5.1संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।sannyāsaṁ karmaṇāṁ kṛiṣhṇa punar yogaṁ cha śhansasiArjuna said, "O Krishna, you praise renunciation of actions and also yoga. Please tell me conclusively which is better of the two."Here: Arjun said
  25. 5.2संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।sannyāsaḥ karma-yogaśh cha niḥśhreyasa-karāvubhauThe Blessed Lord said, "Renunciation and the Yoga of action both lead to the highest bliss; but of the two, the Yoga of action is superior to the renunciation of action."Here: the Supreme Lord said
  26. 6.1अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।anāśhritaḥ karma-phalaṁ kāryaṁ karma karoti yaḥThe Blessed Lord said: He who performs his bounden duty without depending on the fruits of his actions—he is a sannyasi and a yogi, not he who is without fire and…Here: the Supreme Lord said
  27. 6.33योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।yo ’yaṁ yogas tvayā proktaḥ sāmyena madhusūdanaArjuna said, "O Krishna, I do not see how this Yoga of equanimity, which you have taught me, can be maintained steadily, due to the restlessness of the mind."Here: Arjun said
  28. 6.35असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।asanśhayaṁ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṁ chalamThe Blessed Lord said, "Undoubtedly, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the mind is difficult to control and restless; but with practice and dispassion, it can be restrained."Here: Lord Krishna said
  29. 6.37अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।ayatiḥ śhraddhayopeto yogāch chalita-mānasaḥArjuna said, "He who is unable to control himself, even though he has faith, and whose mind wanders away from Yoga, what end does he meet, having failed to attain…Here: Arjun said
  30. 6.40पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।pārtha naiveha nāmutra vināśhas tasya vidyateThe Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, neither in this world nor in the next will there be destruction for him; none, indeed, who does good, O my son, ever comes to grief."Here: the Supreme Lord said
  31. 7.1मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः।mayyāsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuñjan mad-āśhrayaḥThe Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, hear how you shall, without doubt, know Me fully, with your mind intent on Me, practicing Yoga and taking refuge in Me."Here: the Supreme Lord said
  32. 8.1किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम।kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣhottamaArjuna said, "What is Brahman? What is Adhyatma? What is action, O best among men? What is Adhibhuta declared to be? And, what is Adhidaiva said to be?"Here: Arjun said
  33. 8.3अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते।akṣharaṁ brahma paramaṁ svabhāvo ’dhyātmam uchyateThe Blessed Lord said, "Brahman is the Imperishable, the Supreme; its essential nature is called Self-knowledge; the offering (to the gods) that causes the existence and…Here: the Blessed Lord said
  34. 9.1इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।idaṁ tu te guhyatamaṁ pravakṣhyāmyanasūyaveThe Blessed Lord said, "I shall now declare to thee, who does not cavil, the greatest secret—the knowledge combined with experience (Self-realisation). Having known…Here: the Supreme Lord said
  35. 10.1भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।bhūya eva mahā-bāho śhṛiṇu me paramaṁ vachaḥThe Blessed Lord said, Again, O mighty-armed Arjuna, listen to my supreme word which I will declare to you, who are beloved, for your welfare.Here: the Blessed Lord said
  36. 10.12परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्।paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavānArjuna said, "You are the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier, eternal, divine Person, the primeval God, unborn, and omnipresent."Here: Arjun said
  37. 10.19हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।hanta te kathayiṣhyāmi divyā hyātma-vibhūtayaḥThe Blessed Lord said, "Very well! Now I will declare to you My divine glories in their prominence, O Arjuna; there is no end to their detailed description."Here: the Blessed Lord spoke
  38. 11.1मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।mad-anugrahāya paramaṁ guhyam adhyātma-sanjñitamArjuna said, By this explanation of the highest secret concerning the Self which Thou hast spoken, for the sake of blessing me, my delusion has been dispelled.Here: Arjun said
  39. 11.5पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।paśhya me pārtha rūpāṇi śhataśho ’tha sahasraśhaḥThe Blessed Lord said, "Behold, O Arjuna, forms of Mine, by the hundreds and thousands, of different sorts, divine, and of various colors and shapes."Here: the Supreme Lord said
  40. 11.9एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः।evam uktvā tato rājan mahā-yogeśhvaro hariḥSanjaya said, Having thus spoken, O king, the great Lord of Yoga, Hari (Krishna), showed Arjuna His supreme form as the Lord.Here: Sanjay said
  41. 11.15पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहेpaśhyāmi devāns tava deva deheArjuna said, "O God, I see all the gods in Your body, as well as hosts of various classes of beings, Brahma the Lord seated on the lotus, all the sages, and the…Here: Arjun said
  42. 11.32कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धोkālo ’smi loka-kṣhaya-kṛit pravṛiddhoThe Blessed Lord said, "I am the full-grown, world-destroying Time, now engaged in destroying the worlds. Even without you, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile…Here: the Supreme Lord said
  43. 11.35एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं केशवस्यetach chhrutvā vachanaṁ keśhavasyaSanjaya said, Having heard that speech of Lord Krishna, Arjuna, with joined palms, trembling, prostrated himself, again addressing Krishna in a choked voice, bowing…Here: Sanjay said
  44. 11.36स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्याsthāne hṛiṣhīkeśha tava prakīrtyāArjuna said, "It is fitting, O Krishna, that the world delights and rejoices in Your praise; demons fly in fear in all directions and the hosts of the perfected ones bow…Here: Arjun said
  45. 11.47मया प्रसन्नेन तवार्जुनेदंmayā prasannena tavārjunedaṁThe Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, this Cosmic Form has graciously been shown to you by Me through My own Yogic power. It is full of splendour, primeval, and infinite…Here: the Blessed Lord said
  46. 11.50इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वाity arjunaṁ vāsudevas tathoktvāSanjaya said, Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Krishna again showed His own form. The great Soul, assuming His gentle form, then consoled Arjuna, who was terrified.Here: Sanjay said
  47. 11.51दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।dṛiṣhṭvedaṁ mānuṣhaṁ rūpaṁ tava saumyaṁ janārdanaArjuna said, "Having seen this Thy gentle human form, O Krishna, now I am composed and have been restored to my own nature."Here: Arjun said
  48. 11.52सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।su-durdarśham idaṁ rūpaṁ dṛiṣhṭavān asi yan mamaThe Blessed Lord said, "It is very hard indeed to see this form of Mine which thou hast seen; even the gods are ever longing to behold it."Here: the Supreme Lord said
  49. 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: Arjun said
  50. 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: the Blessed Lord said
  51. 13.1प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva kṣhetraṁ kṣhetra-jñam eva chaArjuna said, "I wish to learn about Nature and the Spirit, the field and the knower of the field, knowledge and that which ought to be known, O Kesava."Here: Arjun said
  52. 13.2श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaThe Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, this body is called the field; he who knows it is called the knower of the field by those who know them."Here: the Supreme Divine Lord said
  53. 14.1श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaThe Blessed Lord said, "I will again declare to thee that supreme knowledge, the best of all knowledge, having known which all the sages have gone to supreme perfection…Here: the Divine Lord said
  54. 14.21अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।arjuna uvāchaArjuna said, "What are the marks of one who has transcended the three qualities, O Lord? What is their conduct, and how do they go beyond these three qualities?"Here: Arjun inquired
  55. 14.22श्री भगवानुवाचप्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव।śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaThe Blessed Lord said, "When light, activity, and delusion are present, he does not hate them, nor does he long for them when they are absent.Here: the Supreme Divine Personality said
  56. 15.1श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaThe Blessed Lord said: They (the wise) speak of the indestructible peepul tree, with its roots above and branches below, whose leaves are the meters or hymns; he who…Here: the Supreme Divine Personality said
  57. 16.1अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।abhayaṁ sattva-sanśhuddhir jñāna-yoga-vyavasthitiḥThe Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, almsgiving, control of the senses, sacrifice, study of scriptures, austerity…Here: the Supreme Divine Personality said
  58. 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: Arjun said
  59. 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: the Supreme Personality said
  60. 18.1संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।sannyāsasya mahā-bāho tattvam ichchhāmi veditumArjuna said, "O mighty-armed Hrishikesa, I desire to know the essence or truth of renunciation and abandonment severally, O slayer of Kesi."Here: Arjun said
  61. 18.2काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।kāmyānāṁ karmaṇāṁ nyāsaṁ sannyāsaṁ kavayo viduḥThe Blessed Lord said, "The sages understand sannyasa to be the renunciation of action with desire; the wise declare the abandonment of the fruits of all actions to be…Here: the Supreme Divine Personality said
  62. 18.73अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।arjuna uvāchaArjuna said, "My delusion has been destroyed, for I have gained my knowledge (memory) through Your grace, O Krishna. I am now free from doubts. I will act according to…Here: Arjun said
  63. 18.74सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।sañjaya uvāchaSanjaya said, Thus, I have heard this wonderful dialogue between Krishna and the high-souled Arjuna, which causes one's hair to stand on end.Here: Sanjay said