Word
yajña
Used in 12 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- sacrifice (4)
- sacrifices (2)
- for the sake of sacrifice (1)
- satisfied by sacrifice (1)
- of remnants of food offered in sacrifice (1)
- knowers of sacrifices (1)
- being cleansed by performances of sacrifices (1)
- they partake of the nectarean remnants of sacrifice (1)
Every verse
- 3.9यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥThe world is bound by actions other than those performed for the sake of sacrifice; do thou, therefore, O son of Kunti (Arjuna), perform actions for that sake alone…Here: for the sake of sacrifice
- 3.12इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः।iṣhṭān bhogān hi vo devā dāsyante yajña-bhāvitāḥThe gods, nourished by the sacrifice, will give you the desired objects. So, he who enjoys the objects given by the gods without offering anything in return is indeed a…Here: satisfied by sacrifice
- 3.13यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।yajña-śhiṣhṭāśhinaḥ santo muchyante sarva-kilbiṣhaiḥThe righteous who eat the remnants of the sacrifice are freed from all sins; but those sinful ones who cook food solely for their own sake indeed consume sin.Here: of remnants of food offered in sacrifice
- 4.29अपाने जुह्वति प्राण प्राणेऽपानं तथाऽपरे।apāne juhvati prāṇaṁ prāṇe ’pānaṁ tathāpareOthers offer as sacrifice the outgoing breath into the incoming, and the incoming into the outgoing, restraining the flow of the outgoing and the incoming breaths…Here: knowers of sacrifices
- 4.30अपरे नियताहाराः प्राणान्प्राणेषु जुह्वति।apare niyatāhārāḥ prāṇān prāṇeṣu juhvatiOthers who regulate their diet offer life-breaths in each life-breath. All these are knowers of sacrifice, whose sins are destroyed through sacrifice.Here: sacrifices
- 4.31यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्।yajña-śhiṣhṭāmṛita-bhujo yānti brahma sanātanamThose who eat the remnants of the sacrifice, which are like nectar, go to the eternal Brahman. This world is not for the one who does not perform sacrifice; how then can…Here: they partake of the nectarean remnants of sacrifice
- 5.29भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्।bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśhvaramHe who knows Me as the enjoyer of sacrifices and austerities, the great Lord of all the worlds, and the friend of all beings, attains peace.Here: sacrifices
- 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
- 17.24तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।tasmād oṁ ity udāhṛitya yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyāḥTherefore, with the utterance of "Om," the acts of sacrifice, gift, and austerity, as enjoined in the scriptures, are always begun by the students of Brahman.Here: sacrifice
- 17.25तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः।tad ity anabhisandhāya phalaṁ yajña-tapaḥ-kriyāḥUttering "Tat," without aiming for the fruits, are the acts of sacrifice, austerity, and the various acts of gifts performed by those seeking liberation.Here: sacrifice
- 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: sacrifice
- 18.5यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma na tyājyaṁ kāryam eva tatActs of sacrifice, gift, and austerity should not be abandoned, but should be performed; for sacrifice, gift, and austerity are the purifiers of the wise.Here: sacrifice