Word
tri-vidham
Used in 7 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- three-fold (2)
- the four kinds (1)
- three types of (1)
- various kinds (1)
- according to the three modes of material nature (1)
- of three kinds (1)
Every verse
- 15.14अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।ahaṁ vaiśhvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṁ deham āśhritaḥHaving become the fire Vaisvanara, I abide in the bodies of living beings and, associated with the Prana and the Apana, digest the fourfold food.Here: the four kinds
- 16.21त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśhanam ātmanaḥThere are three gates to this hell, destructive of the self: lust, anger, and greed; therefore, one should abandon these three.Here: three types of
- 17.17श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।śhraddhayā parayā taptaṁ tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥThis threefold austerity, practiced by steadfast men, with the utmost faith, desiring no reward, is called Sattvic.Here: three-fold
- 18.12अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम्।aniṣhṭam iṣhṭaṁ miśhraṁ cha tri-vidhaṁ karmaṇaḥ phalamThe threefold fruit of action (evil, good, and mixed) accrues after death to those who do not abandon it, but never to those who do.Here: three-fold
- 18.14अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्।adhiṣhṭhānaṁ tathā kartā karaṇaṁ cha pṛithag-vidhamThe body, the doer, the various senses, the different functions of various kinds, and the presiding deity—the fifth.Here: various kinds
- 18.29बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।buddher bhedaṁ dhṛiteśh chaiva guṇatas tri-vidhaṁ śhṛiṇuHear thou the threefold division of intellect and firmness, according to the Gunas, as I declare them fully and distinctly, O Arjuna.Here: according to the three modes of material nature
- 18.36सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।sukhaṁ tv idānīṁ tri-vidhaṁ śhṛiṇu me bharatarṣhabhaAnd now, O Arjuna, hear from Me of the threefold pleasure, in which one rejoices through practice and surely comes to the end of pain.Here: of three kinds