Word
veda
Used in 9 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- knows (3)
- know (2)
- understand (1)
- attached to the flowery words of the Vedas (1)
- scholars of the Vedas (1)
- by performance of sacrifice (1)
- the knower of the Vedas (1)
- the knower of the meaning of the Vedas (1)
Every verse
- 2.21वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।vedāvināśhinaṁ nityaṁ ya enam ajam avyayamWhoever knows it to be indestructible, eternal, unborn, and inexhaustible, how can that person slay, O Arjuna, or cause to be slain?Here: knows
- 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: understand
- 2.42यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।yāmimāṁ puṣhpitāṁ vāchaṁ pravadanty-avipaśhchitaḥThe unwise, taking pleasure in the eulogizing words of the Vedas, utter flowery speech, saying, "There is nothing else," O Arjuna.Here: attached to the flowery words of the Vedas
- 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: know
- 7.26वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन।vedāhaṁ samatītāni vartamānāni chārjunaI know, O Arjuna, the beings of the past, the present, and the future; however, no one knows Me.Here: know
- 8.11यदक्षरं वेदविदो वदन्तिyad akṣharaṁ veda-vido vadantiThat which is declared to be Imperishable by those who know the Vedas, that which the self-controlled (ascetics or Sannyasins) and passion-free enter, that goal…Here: scholars of the Vedas
- 11.48न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानैna veda-yajñādhyayanair na dānairNeither by the study of the Vedas, nor by gifts, nor by sacrifices, nor by severe austerities, can I be seen in this form in the world of men by any other than yourself…Here: by performance of sacrifice
- 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: knows
- 15.15सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।sarvasya chāhaṁ hṛidi sanniviṣhṭoAnd I am seated in the hearts of all; from Me come memory and knowledge, as well as their absence. I am verily That which has to be known by all the Vedas; I am indeed…Here: the knower of the meaning of the Vedas