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• or (19)
• whether (1)
• else (1)
• or else (1)
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Every verse

1. 1.32न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।na kāṅkṣhe vijayaṁ kṛiṣhṇa na cha rājyaṁ sukhāni chaI desire not victory, O Krishna, nor kingdom, nor pleasures. What use is dominion to us, O Krishna, or pleasures or even life?Here: or
2. 2.6न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयोna chaitadvidmaḥ kataranno garīyoI can hardly tell which would be better, that we should conquer them or that they should conquer us. Even the sons of Dhritarashtra, whom we do not wish to slay, stand…Here: whether
3. 2.20न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिna jāyate mriyate vā kadāchinIt is not born, nor does it ever die; after having been, it again does not cease to be; unborn, eternal, changeless, and ancient, it is not killed when the body is…Here: or
4. 2.26अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।atha chainaṁ nitya-jātaṁ nityaṁ vā manyase mṛitamBut even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born and constantly dying, even then, O mighty-armed one, thou shouldst not grieve.Here: or
5. 2.37हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।hato vā prāpsyasi swargaṁ jitvā vā bhokṣhyase mahīmSlain, you will obtain heaven; victorious, you will enjoy the earth; therefore, stand up, O son of Kunti, resolved to fight.Here: or
6. 6.32आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।ātmaupamyena sarvatra samaṁ paśhyati yo ’rjunaHe who, through the likeness of the Self, O Arjuna, sees reality everywhere, be it pleasure or pain, is regarded as the highest Yogi.Here: or
7. 6.42अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।atha vā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatāmOr he is born in a family of even the wisest of yogis; verily, such a birth is very difficult to obtain in this world.Here: else
8. 8.6यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvaṁ tyajatyante kalevaramWhoever at the end leaves the body, thinking of any being, to that being only does he go, O son of Kunti (Arjuna), due to his constant thought of that being.Here: or
9. 10.41यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा।yad yad vibhūtimat sattvaṁ śhrīmad ūrjitam eva vāWhatever being there is glorious, prosperous, or powerful, know that to be a manifestation of a part of My splendor.Here: or
10. 11.41सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तंsakheti matvā prasabhaṁ yad uktaṁWhatever I have presumptuously said from carelessness or love, addressing You as O Krishna! O Yadava! O Friend! regarding You merely as a friend, unknowing of Your…Here: or else
11. 15.10उत्क्रामन्तं स्थितं वापि भुञ्जानं वा गुणान्वितम्।utkrāmantaṁ sthitaṁ vāpi bhuñjānaṁ vā guṇānvitamThe deluded do not see Him who departs, stays, and enjoys; but those who possess the eye of knowledge behold Him.Here: or even
12. 17.19मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।mūḍha-grāheṇātmano yat pīḍayā kriyate tapaḥThat austerity which is practised out of a foolish notion, with self-torture, or for the purpose of destroying another, is declared to be of the Tamasic nature.Here: or
13. 17.21यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।yat tu pratyupakārārthaṁ phalam uddiśhya vā punaḥAnd, that gift which is given with the intention of receiving something in return, or expecting a reward, or begrudgingly, is considered to be Rajasic.Here: or
14. 18.15शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः।śharīra-vāṅ-manobhir yat karma prārabhate naraḥWhatever action a person performs with their body, speech, and mind, whether right or wrong, these five are its causes.Here: or
15. 18.24यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhankāreṇa vā punaḥBut that action which is done by one longing for the fulfillment of desires or gain with egotism or with much effort is declared to be Rajasic (passionate).Here: or
16. 18.40न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।na tad asti pṛithivyāṁ vā divi deveṣhu vā punaḥThere is no being on earth or in heaven among the gods that is liberated from the three qualities born of Nature.Here: or