Sārathi

Word

āśhcharya-vat

Used in 11 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 2.29आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेनāśhcharya-vat paśhyati kaśhchid enanOne sees this (the Self) as a wonder; another speaks of it as a wonder; another hears of it as a wonder; yet, having heard, none understands it at all.Here: as amazing
  2. 5.16ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः।jñānena tu tad ajñānaṁ yeṣhāṁ nāśhitam ātmanaḥBut to those whose ignorance is destroyed by knowledge of the Self, like the sun, knowledge reveals the Supreme Brahman.Here: like the sun
  3. 6.6बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।bandhur ātmātmanas tasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥThe Self is the friend of the self of him by whom the Self has been conquered; but to the unconquered self, this Self stands in the position of an enemy, like an…Here: like an enemy
  4. 6.34चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम्।chañchalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛiṣhṇa pramāthi balavad dṛiḍhamThe mind is indeed restless, turbulent, strong, and unyielding, O Krishna; I consider it as difficult to control as controlling the wind.Here: strong
  5. 7.23अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम्।antavat tu phalaṁ teṣhāṁ tad bhavatyalpa-medhasāmVerily, the reward (fruit) that accrues to those men of small intelligence is finite. The worshippers of the gods go to them, whereas My devotees come to Me.Here: perishable
  6. 9.9न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।na cha māṁ tāni karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjayaThese acts do not bind Me, O Arjuna, sitting as one indifferent, unattached to those acts.Here: as neutral
  7. 14.23उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।udāsīna-vad āsīno guṇair yo na vichālyateHe who, seated like one unconcerned, is not moved by the dualities, and who, knowing that the dualities are active, is self-centered and does not move.Here: neutral
  8. 18.3त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।tyājyaṁ doṣha-vad ity eke karma prāhur manīṣhiṇaḥSome philosophers declare that actions should be abandoned as evil; while others declare that acts of sacrifice, gift, and austerity should not be relinquished.Here: as evil
  9. 18.19ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।jñānaṁ karma cha kartā cha tridhaiva guṇa-bhedataḥKnowledge, action, and actor are declared in the science of the Gunas (Sankhya philosophy) to be of three kinds only, according to the distinction of the Gunas. Of…Here: as they are
  10. 18.22यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।yat tu kṛitsna-vad ekasmin kārye saktam ahaitukamBut that which clings to one single effect as if it were the whole, without reason, without any foundation in Truth, and is trivial—that is declared to be Tamasic.Here: as if it encompasses the whole
  11. 18.31यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।yayā dharmam adharmaṁ cha kāryaṁ chākāryam eva chaThat by which one wrongly understands dharma and adharma, and also what ought to be done and what ought not to be done—that intellect, O Arjuna, is rajasic (passionate).Here: confused