ESSAYS ON THE GITA
Glossary of Words and Phrases Used in the Text
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abhayam— fearlessness abhito vartate—is all around abhūt sarva-bhūtāni—be has become all existences dbhyāsa—practice of a method, repetition of an effort and experience acalam (,or Achalam)—motionless acara— method of self-discipline; rigid custom acintya (also Achintya)—uncognisable, unthinkable acintyam avyavahāryam—unthinkable and incommunicable acintya-rūpa—of an unthinkable form or image adhamām gatim—the lowest status (of soul-nature) adharma—not-dharma; the evil law of action or life adhibhūta—the objective phenomenon of being adhidaiva—the subjective phenomenon of being adhidaivata—the divine element in the becoming adhikāra— capacity adhisthāna—basis or standing-ground of the soul in Nature adhisthātri devatā—the indwelling Godhead adhisthāya— standing upon adhiyajña—the secret of the cosmic principle of Sacrifice adhyaksa— presiding control adhyātma—the principle of the self (in Nature) adhyātma-śātra— science and art of spiritual living adhyāya—chapter |
ādi-devam ajam vibhum—the original Godhead, the Unborn, the all pervading ADITYAS—the solar deities, variously enumerated as seven or eight or twelve; they are the sons of Aditi the Infinite Consciousness. ādityavat prakāśayati tat param—that Supreme illumines like the Sun ādyam purusam yatah pravrttih prasrtā purāni—the original Soul of all existence from whence proceeds the ancient sempiternal urge to action aganana-śakti— innumerable variations of energy agni—fire; Fire-god aham—I, ego aham adih sarvaśah—I am the origin everywhere aham eva aksayah kālah—I am the imperishable Time ahamkāra— ego-sense ahamkrta bhāva— egoistic condition of consciousness aham krtsnasya jagatah prabhavah pralayas tathā—I am the origin as well as the dissolution of the whole world aham mrtyuh sarva-harah—I am all-snatching Death. aham sarvasya prabhavo mattah sarvam pravartate—I am the source of all, from Me all proceeds into development of action and movement aham tvām moksayisyāmi mā śucah— I will free you, do not grieve ahankara—egoism, ego-sense |
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ahimsā—harmlessness, non-violence ahinsa—(same as ahimsā): non-injuring, non-killing AIRAVATA—name of Indra’s elephant aiśvara yoga—the divine Yoga ajñāna-sambhūtam hrtstham samsayam —the doubt born of ignorance and residing in the heart ajñānenāvrtam jñānam tena muhyanti jantavah—Knowledge is covered up by ignorance and so the creatures are deluded ajo avyaya ātmā—the unborn and imperishable self ajo vibhuh—the unborn, all-pervading akarma—cessation from action akartā— non-doer; the witnessing Self akrtsnavidah— those who have not the knowledge of the whole aksaram avyaktam—the immutable, unmanifest aksaram paramam—the immutable Supreme aksara purusa—the immutable self AKSHARA or aksara—the immutable akuśalam— inauspicious in appearance amrta—nectar of immortality amśa—a portion amśa sanātana—the eternal portion anādī ubhāv api—even both (Soul as as well as Nature) are eternal or beginningless ANANDA or ānanda— delight, bliss ANANTA—name of a serpent ananta-guna—having infinite qualities anirdeśya— featureless, indiscernible, indefinable anīś(a)—not-Lord anitya— transient anityam asukham iman lokam—this transient and sorrowful world anityam asukham lokam imam prāpya bhajasva mam—0 Soul that findest thyself in this transient and unhappy world, turn and put thy delight in Me anor aniyāmsam acintya-rūpam—subtler than the subtle, of indiscernible form anumantā—the giver of the sanction anumati— sanction
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anuśāsitā— ruler anya-devatāh— other godheads anyah— other apāna—the outgoing breath; the out breathing apāpaviddham—pure, untainted by sin āpo vicetasah—the waters that have perfect knowledge aprakāśa— absence of light, nescience apravrtti— absence of activity; nescience ARJUNA—the third among the five Pandava brothers ARJUNA—the White One; usually an epithet of Dawn in the Veda ārta— sorrow-stricken artha—the object arthārthī— seeker after an object Arya—a person belonging to the Aryan race or creed ARYAMAN—a sun-god, the chief among the Fathers asakta-buddhih sarvatra—with the understanding unattached in all things aśaktam sarvabhrt— unattached, yet all-supporting asammūdhah martyesu—unbewildered among mortals ASAT or asat—nothing; non-existent āścaryam— mystery aśesatah— without exception or omission or remainder aśesna— without exception āsraya—the whole basis, lodgment, point of resort (of the conscious being and action); place of refuge * aśubham—evil asukha—full of suffering ASURA—the Titan; a hostile being of the mental world asuric— titanic ASWATTHA—name of a sacred tree, Ficus Religiosa Aswins—the twin physician Gods atíva me priyāh— exceedingly dear to Me ātmā abhūt sarvabhūtāni—the Self has become all existences ātma-dāna— self-giving ātmā abhūt sarvabhūtāni—the Self has become all existences
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ātma-dāna— self-giving atma eva abhūt sarvabhūtāni—the Self itself has become all existences ātmamāyā—self-Maya ātman—the soul or self ātmanā ātmānam vettha—thou knowest thyself by thyself ātmānam akartāram—tile Self as the inactive non-doer ātmānam avasādayet— depress or cast down the self ātmānam niyamya—controlling the whole being ātmānam srjāmi—I loose forth myself ātmani atho mayi—in the Self and then in Me ātmani sannyasya— renouncing into the Self ātmani sannyasya brahmani—renouncing (all works) into the Self, the Brahman * ātmani viśva-darśanam—the seeing of the universe within the Self ātmaprasāda—the soul’s felicity ātma-ratih, antah-sukho ‘ntarārāmastathāntar-jyotir eva ca-one loving the self, having the inner happiness and inner repose and also the inner light ātmaśakti—self-power ātma-samarpana— self-giving, self-consecration ātmaupamyena sarvatra—every thing and creature as himself ātmavān—in possession of one’s own real self ātma-vibhūti— God’s power of various self-becoming ātma-viśuddhaye—for self-purification * AUM-(Same as OM; showing the three syllables separately). A—the spirit of the gross and external, Virat; U—the spirit of the subtle and internal, Taijasa; M—the spirit of the secret super-conscient Omnipotence, Prajna; OM the Absolute, Turiya avajānan mānusīm tanum āśritam—notknowing (the Divine) lodged in the human body
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*avajānanti mām mūdha mānusīmtanum āśritam—the deluded ignore or despise Me lodged in the human body avaśah prakrter vaśāt—not master of himself,because dominated by Nature avastabhya— leaning upon * Avatar—incarnation of God; descent of the Divine avibhaktam ca bhūtesu vibhaktam iva ca sthitam—and the indivisible existence residing as if divided in the beings avidhipūrvakam—not according to the proper rule AVIDYA or avidyā—ignorance, nescience avidyāmāyā—the Maya of the ignorance avikampena yogena yujyate— unites himself to Me by an undeviating and fixed yoga avikārya—free from change avranam—without wound or scar avyakta—(in Sankhya philosophy) the primary unmanifest seed-state of manifested things avyaktamūrti—one whose image is unrevealed avyaktam anirdeśyam—unmanifest and indefinable avyakto aksarah—the unmanifest immutable avyavahārya— without any relations with man in the universe avyaya—imperishable bahuni me vyatītāni janmāni—many births of mine were there in the past bāhya sparśa—the outward touches of things bālavat—like a child bhagavān—the divine Lover and Beloved BHAGAVAT or bhāgavat—the law of the Vaishnava dispensation of adoration and love —name of a Purana
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bhajāmi—(I) accept (thee) to (My) love * bhajanti pritipūrvakam-worship Me with delight bhajati—adores, worships bhakta— lover and devotee of God bhakti— devotion bhaktimān me priyah—one who is full of devotion is dear to Me BHAKTIYOGA or bhaktiyoga—the yoga of devotion bhaktyā mām abhijānāti— knows Me utterly by the power of devotion Bharatas—the name of the ruling race of princes in ancient India bhargo savitur devasya yo no dhiyah pracodayat—the lustre of God Savitr (who impels our thoughts) bharta— upholder bhava— superficial subjective becomings (states of mind, affections of desire, movements of passion, the reaction of the senses, the limited and dual play of the reason, the turns of the feeling and moral sense) —(in mad-bhava) divine transcend-ent Becoming bhāva-karah— creator of subjective becomings bhavanti—they become bhavanti matta eva—are all becomings from myself bhavo’nyah— another status of existence BHIMA—Arjuna’s elder brother BHISHMA—the first commander-in-chief of the Kauravas’ army bhoktāram yajñatapasām sarvabhūta-maheśvaram—the enjoyer of all energisms and sacrifice and the great Lord of all existences bhoktr bhoktā— enjoyer bhū—to become bhūta— becoming —any one of the five elementary conditions of Nature, viz. earth, water, fire, air and ether —elemental powers or spirits bhūtabhāva— existences in the becoming
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bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśa deva-deva ja-gat-pate—0 Source of beings, Lord of beings. God of gods, Master of the world bhūtabhrn na ca bhūtastho mamātmā bhūtabhāvanah—My Self is the source and bearer of all existences and it is not situated in existences bhūtabhrt—hearing all existences bhūta-grāma—the five elementary conditions, taken collectively bhūta-karah— creator of existences in the becoming bhūtanām īśvara—the lord or all beings bhūtvā bhūtvā—becoming again and again bhūya eva śrnu me paramam vacah—again hearken to my supreme word brahmā—the creator of the world, one of the three gods of the Hindu Trinity brahmabhūta—one who has become the Brahman brahmabhūyāya— arriving at the Brahmic status brahmachary a— celibacy; movement to-wards the Brahman brahmāgni—the fire of the Brahman BRAHMA-LOKA—the world of Brahma or Brahman brahmani ādhāya karmāni mayi sam-brahmani ādhāya karmānī mayi samn-yasya—reposing his works on the Brahman, giving them up into Me brahma-nirvāna— extinction in the Brahman brahmanya—inner Brahminhood brahmanyādhāya karmāni— reposing or founding his works on the Brahman brahma satyam jagan mithyā—the Brahman is real, the world is unreal brahma-vāda—the doctrine of the Brahman brahma-vadin—one holding the doctrine of the Brahman
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brahma-vid—the Imower of the Brahman brahmavid brahmani sthitah — the knower of the Brahman, living in the Brahman BRAHMA-YOGA—yoga with the Brahman brahmayoga-yuktātmā sarvabhūtātma-bhūtātmā—his self is in yoga, by yoga with the Brahman": his self has become the self of all beings BRAHMIN—one of the four orders of the Hindu social culture whose work or nature is calm, self-control, askesis, purity, long-suffering, candour, knowledge, acceptance of spiritual truth brāhmī sthitih—firm standing in the Brahman BRIHASPATI—the god of speech and the priest of the gods buddhi— intelligence, intelligent will buddhibheda—confusion of under-standing buddhi-bhedam janayet— create confusion in their understanding buddhi-grāhya—which can be grasped by understanding BUDDHl-YOGA—the Yoga of the intelligent will buddhi-yogam upāśritya— resorting to the Yoga of the will and intelligence buddhyā viśuddhayā yuktah—in union by or of purified understanding budha(h)—man of awakened understanding budhā bhāva-samanvitāh—the wise, accompanied by a moved spiritualised state of the affective nature caturvarnya—the four orders of the; old Indian social culture, viz. Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Sudras catvāro manavah—the four Manus, the spiritual Fathers of. every human mind and body cestāh—effort, action ,
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CHAlTANYA—name of a great saint of Bengal in India CHANDALA—the pariah;. chandāmsi—the Vedic rhythms of metres CHHANDOGYA UPANlSHAD—one of the ten main Upanishads CHITRARATHA—one of the Gandharvas, musicians of the gods chitta—minds chittavrtti— movement of mind cikīrsur lokasamgraham— desirous .of doing work for the sake of the world * cit-śakti— conscious-force cittavrtti-nirodha—the conquest of all the movements of the mind daivam—Fate, (i.e. the influence of the Power or powers other than the human factors, other than the visible mechanisms of Nature, that stand behind these and modify the work and dispose its fruits in the steps of act and consequence) daivī— divine, of the godheads daivī hyesā gunamayī mama māyā—this is my divine Maya of the gunas or modes daivī māyā—the divine Maya Dakshina— giving or self-giving to the leaders of sacrificial action dāna— giving dehī— conscious embodied soul deśa— space deśa-kāla-nimitta— space and time and causality deva— Godhead, gods deva-deva—God of gods; universal Deity devān deva-yajo yānti mad-bhakta yānti mom api—those who adore the gods go to the gods, but those;. who are My worshippers go to Me devatā—god, deity devātmaśakti—the eternal infinite nature or absolute self-power of the Godhead dhāma— status, place
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DHANANJAYA—a name of Arjuna DHARMA—the law or the rule of na-ture, action and life dhama-ksetre kuru-ksetre—on the field of Kurukshetra, the field of the working out of the Dharma, the field of human action dharma-rājya—the kingdom of the Right and the Truth dhātā— creator dhātā ‘ham viśvato-mukhah—I am the ordainer, with my faces on all sides dhīra—the calm and wise man dhīras tatra na muhyati—the strong and wise soul is not perplexed, troubled or moved by them dhr—to hold together *DHRITARASHTRIANS— those on the aside of King Dhritarashtra, the father of the Kaurava princes dhrtih— Strong resolution dhrtyā—by a firm and steady will dhyāna-yoga-paro nityam— always resorting to the Yoga of meditation. divyā ātma-vibhūtayah— divine self-manifestations in thy sovereign power of becoming divyam janma—the divine birth, the Avatarhood divyam karma—divine works divyam purusam acintya-rūpam—the divine Person, of unthinkable form dravya-yajña— sacrifice having material and physical offering DRONA—the second commander-in-chief of the Kauravas’ army, also their teacher in military training duhkha— grief duhkham āptum— difficult to attain duhkham āvapyate— attained with difficulty *duhkham dehavadbhir avāpyate—is reached with difficulty by embodied beings duhkha-samyoga-viyogam—the divorce of the mind’s marriage with grief duratyayā—hard to get beyond DURGA—a name of the Divine Mother
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DURYODHANA—the eldest of the Kaurava princes; the eldest son of Dhritrashtra dvandva— duality dvandva-moha— delusion of the dualities dvandvātīta— beyond the dualities dvau bhūta-sargau—two kinds of created beings dvāv imau purusau loke ksaraś cāksara eva ca— these two are the spirits (or Persons) in the world, the mutable and the immutable dvesa— disliking DWAITA—dualism eka—one ekabhaktih— single-minded devotion *ekamevādvitīyam—the One alone, having nothing other and different from it ekatvena prthaktvena bahudhā viśvatomukham—in oneness, in every separate being, in many ways, in all universal faces etad-yonīni bhūtāni sarvam—this is the womb of all beings etām vibhūtim mama yo vetti—who-soever knows in its right principles this pervasion by my actuating and directing presence gahana— thick, tangled *GANDHARVAS—musicians of the gods GANDIVA—the name of Arjuna’s bow GANGA—the Ganges, a sacred river in India gantāsi nirvedam śrotavyasya śrutasya ca—then shalt thou become indifferent to Scripture heard or that which thou hast still to hear garuda—the eagle gatasangasya muktasya jñānāvasthitacetasah, yajñāyācaratah karmasamagram pravilīyate—when a man liberated, free from attachment, with his mind, heart and spirit firmly founded in self-knowledge, does works as a sacrifice, all his work is dissolved GAYATRI or gāyatrī—name of a Vedic
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metre, consisting of twenty-four syllables GITA or gītā—a song, a composition; short form of Bhagavad-Gita, the song of the Divine guhāyām—in the cavern (the secret heart-centre) gūhyam—that which is secret * gūhyatamam—most secret gūhyāt gūhyataram—a still deeper greater secret guna— quality, mode of Nature gunabhoktr—enjoyer of the gunas or modes of Nature gunā gunesu vartante—it is the modes of Nature that are acting upon the modes guna-karma— action of quality gunamayī māyā—the Maya of the modes of Nature guni— having qualities guru— teacher, spiritual guide HARIVANSHA—a book forming, so to say, an appendix to the Mahabharata HATHA YOGA—a system of Yoga whose main object is the development of the physical and vital being HATHA YOGIN—one who practises Hatha Yoga HIMALAYA—name of the highest mountain-range in India icchā—wish icchā-dvesa—wish and disliking * IKSHVAKU—name of the first king of the Solar line that ruled in Ayodhya INDRA—the king of all the gods and of heaven; the lord of the Illumined Mind īśā vāsyam sarvam yat kiñca—what-soever is here, that all is inhabited by the Lord ista— chosen and beloved soul ista-devatā—special, or particularised form of Divinity īśvara-bhāva—lordship, the temperament of the ruler and leader īśvarah—the Lord (also spelt as Ishwara)
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jada—mechanical, inconscient JANAKA—the King of the Videha; country who had attained to spiritual liberation janma— birth janma karma ca me divyam—my divine birth and works janma karma ca me divyam evam yo vetti tattvatah tyaktvā deham punarjanma naiti mam eti so’rjuna vitarāgabhayakrodhā manmayā mam upāśritāh bahavo jñānatapasā pūtā madbhāvam āgatāh —He who knoweth thus in its right principles my divine birth and my divine work, when he abandons his body, comes not to rebirth, he comes to Me, 0 Arjuna. Delivered from liking and fear and wrath, full of Me, taking refuge in Me, many purified by austerity of knowledge have arrived at my nature of being janma-mrtyu-jarā-duhkhair vimukto ‘mrtam aśnute—free from birth and death and age and grief, enjoys the immortality janma-mrtyu-jarā-vyādhi-duhkha-dosā-nudarśanam—a keen perception of the defective nature of the ordinary life with its subjection to birth and death and disease and age and misery jarā-marana-moksāya mām āśritya yatanti ye—having resorted to Me for their release from age and death, those who make an effort JAYADRATHA—a commander of the Kaurava army jijñāsu— desirous of knowledge jitah sargah— conquered the creation jitātmā—in possession of the higher self, by the conquest over the lower nature JIVA or jīva—the individual soul jīvabhūtām—has become the Jiva *jīvanmukta—one who is liberated while alive in this body
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jivātmakām—in its essence the Jiva *jñāna— knowledge; self-knowledge jñānadīpena bhāsvatā—by the resplendent lamp of knowledge jñānakānda—the portion of the Vedas and the Upanishads dealing with metaphysical knowledge jñāna-nirdhūta kalmasāh — washed clean of the darkness and suffering, by knowledge jñāna-yajñena yajanto mām upāsate— they adore Me with the sacrifice of knowledge JNANAYOGA or jñānayoga—the Yoga of Knowledge jñātā—knower jñānayogena sānkhyānām—by the supreme concentrated direction of the knowledge of the Sankhyas jñānī—one who has the Knowledge jñānī bhakta—the Godlover who has the knowledge jñātum drastum tattvena pravestum ca—to know and to see in all the principles and to enter jñeyam—that which is to he known jugupsā— recoil, desire of self-protection from suffering jyāyasī karmano buddhih— knowledge, the intelligence, is greater than works * jyotih— luminous spiritual knowledge kāla—time kelevrara—body KALI or kālī—the Divine Mother, the Goddess of destruction kāma— desire KAMADHUK or kāmadhuk—name of the desire-yielding cow kamais tais tair hrtajñānāh— those that are led away by various outer desires which take from them the inner knowledge KANDARPA—the God of Love karana—the instrumentation of Nature kārana— cause; the efficient cause karma— action or work * karmabandham prahāsyasi—will free
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you from all bondage of the soul to its works karma jyayo akarmanāh— action is greater than inaction KARMAKANDA—the portion of the Veda dealing with sacrificial ritual karmanaiva hi samsiddhim āsthitā janakādayah—it was even by works that Janaka and the rest attained to perfection KARMAYOGA—the path of attaining the Divine by means of action karmayogena yoginam—by the way of works of the Yogins KARMAYOGIN—a follower of Karma yoga * KARNA—a commander of the Kaurava army kartā—the doer kartāram api akartāram—the doer, yet the non-doer kartavya—that which has to he done kartavyam karma—work that must be done kartrī—doer kasmai devāya havtsā vidhema—to what Godhead shall we give the offering KAURAVAS—a race of Kshatriyas kavi—seer kavim anuśāsitāram, dhātāram—the seer, creator and ruler kavim puranam anuśāsitāram sarvasya dhātāram—the Seer, the Ancient: of Days, the Master who sets all beings in their place kevalair indriyaiś caran—moving about (among surrounding things) with a simple and absolute operation of the senses (and not at all for the fulfilment of desire) kim karmani ghore mām niyojayasi— why do you appoint me to so dreadful a work? kim prabhāseta kim āsīta vrajeta kim —how does he speak, how sit, how walk? klaivyam—impotence kleśo ‘dhikataras tesām—the difficulty is greater in their case
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KRISHNA—die incarnation of Vishnu, the charioteer of Arjuna and the author of the Gita kriyā-viśesa bahulām — multifarious with the specialities of rites krpayāvistam—invaded by pity krtātmā—one who is formed and complete in the spiritual mould, enlightened in the spiritual vision krtsna karma-krt—doer of all the works krtsnakrt—doer of all (works) * krtsnavid (or krtsnavit)— having the complete knowledge; knowing the totality ksara bhāva— changes of nature; mutable condition or nature of things as opp. to aksara bhāva kśarah sarvāni bhūtāni—the spirit of mutable things that is all these existences ksara purusa—the mutable soul ksetrajña—one who takes cognisance of the field, the knower of Nature ksetra-ksetrajñayor jñānam—the knowledge of the field and its knower ksetram— field KSHARA (ksara)—the mobile, the mutable KSHATRIYA—the ruling warrior class of India; one of the four orders of the Hindu social culture whose natural work is heroism, high spirit, resolution, ability, not fleeing in battle, giving, lordship. ksīna-kalmasāh sarvabhūta-hite ratāh—acting in that purity, stainlessly, occupied in doing good to all creatures ksudram hrdaya-daurbalyam—unheavenly feebleness of heart KUNTI—Arjuna’s mother KURUKSHETRA—the battlefield, where the Mahabharata War was fought; the field of human action Kurus—a race or tribe of Kshatriyas (same as Kauravas) kurvann api na lipyate— although doing
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(works) he remains unaffected (by them) kūtastha— standing above the changes KUTSA—a famous king of the Vedic times laya— disappearance, dissolution līlā—a manifestation loka— world loka-maheśvara—the mighty lord of the worlds and peoples lokasamgrahaya—for the sake of holding together the world lokasamgraham evāpi sampaśyam kartum arhasi — thou shouldst do work regarding also the holding, together of the peoples lokasamgrahārtham—for the holding: together of the world madbhāvam—my nature of being; my becoming madbhāvam āgatāh—who have come to my becoming madbhāvā mānasā jātāh—are born as my mental becomings madhyamā gatih—the middle way MAHABHARATA—the great Epic of India; the Epic of the Pandava and Kaurava princes maharsayah sapta purve—the seven original or ancient seers MAHAT—the Sankhya principle of Buddhi or Intelligence; the idea-being of the Spirit (as Vijnana is the idea-force of the Spirit) MAHAT BRAHMAN—the underlying ideative spirit in the basis of the physical world. (The idea-being of the spirit is called Mahat and the idea-force is called Vijnana). mahātmā—the great soul mahāvākya—great word maheśvara—the Supreme God maitrah karuna eva ca— friendly and also compassionate mama ātmā—myself mamaiva amśah—a portion of myself; a partial manifestation of mine mamaivāmśah sanātanah—my own part, which is eternal
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mamāmśah sanātanah—my everlasting Portion *mām anusmaran—remembering Me mām anusmara yudhya ca—remember Me and fight mām āśritya— resorting to Me as refuge mām viduh—know Me mam viśate tadanantaram— after that he enters into Me MANAS—mind manasā niyamya ārabhate karmayogam— controlling (the senses) by the mind, engages (with the organs of action) in Yoga of action manmanā maccittah—one who has unified his mind and natural consciousness with Me manmayā mām upāśritāh — growing full of Me in their consciousness and taking refuge in Me MANUS—the Fathers of man mānusī— human mānusīm tanum āśritam—who have taken up the human body manusya—man, mental being MARGASIRSA—the first month of the ancient Hindu lunar calendar MARICHI—name of one of the 49Maruts or Thought-gods mātrā—the quantitative action of Nature mat-samsthām— founded upon Me matsthāni sarvabhūtāni na cāhamtesvavasthitah—all becomings are situated in Me, and I am not in them matta eva— verily from Me mattah pravartate—is derived from Me MAYA— illusion, the power of creating illusion —the power of the three modes of Nature —the divine consciousness in its power of various self-representation of its being māyā duratyayā—Maya, hard to overcome
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mayā nihatāh pūrvam eva—already they have been slain by Me MAYAVADA or māyāvāda— doctrine of Illusionism propounded by the great philosopher Shankara MAYAVADIN’S ADWAITA—monism of the Illusionist mayi arpita-mano-buddhih—with mind and understanding given up to Me mayi nivasisyasi—you will dwell in Me mayi samnyasya karmāni—surrendereing all works into Me mayi sarvāni karmāni samnyasyādhyātmacetasā—with a consciousness identified with the Self, renouncing all thy actions into Me mayi vartate— lives and acts in Me mayyeva nivasisyasi—thou shalt dwell in Me me prakrtih—my active Power or Nature MERU—name of the highest mountain-peak me yoga aiśvara—my Yoga of divine Powers mithyācāra— false line of action mogham pārtha sa jīvati—0 Arjuna, his life is futile moha— delusion mohinīm prakrtim āśritāh—dwelling in a deluding Nature moksa— liberation mukta—the liberated soul muktasya karma—the works of the liberated soul munayah sarve—all. the sages nādatte kasyacit pāpam na caiva sukrtam—it accepts neither the sin nor the virtue of anyone NAGAS— ‘serpents,’ a class of semidivine beings nāham prakāśah sarvasya. yogamāyāsamāvrtah—nor am I revealed to all, enveloped in my Yogamaya na hi te bhagavan vyaktim vidur devā na dānavāh—neither the gods nor
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the Titans, 0 blessed Lord, know thy manifestation na idam yad upāsate—not this which they adore naiskarmya—a calm voidness from works na kartrtvam na karmāni— neither the works nor the idea of being the doer na kartrtvam na karmāni srjati na karma-phala-samyogam — it does. not itself create works or the state of the doer or the joining of the works to their fruit na kiñcit karoti—he does nothing na limpanti—do not fix themselves on Me na mam abhijānānti tattvena—they do not know Me in the true principle namas (also, nati)— resignation nānto na cādih— no end and no beginning nānyad astīti vādinah — those who maintain that there is nothing else *nara—the human soul nara-nārayana (NARA-NARAYAN)—the human and the divine soul nārāyana—the divine Soul; the Godhead in humanity nāsti anto vistarasya we—there is no end to my self-extension nātmānam avasādayet—he should not depress or cast down the self neti neti—not this, not that nigraha— coercion, suppression nimitta— causality, instrument nimittamātram— merely an instrument nmittamātram bhava savyasācin—become only the occasion, 0 Arjuna nirāśīr nirmamo bhūtvā— having "be-come free from desire and egoism niratiśaya-premāspadatvam anandatattvam—the status of divine delight is that in which is experienced the union of utter love nirdosam hi samam brahma—the equal Brahman is faultless
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nirguna—free from the modes or qualities of Nature; impersonal nirgunam gunabhoktr ca—the enjoyer of gunas though not limited by them nirguno gunī—impersonal personal nirmamo nirahamkārah — free from I-ness and my-ness nirodha— conquest, stopping NIRVANA or nirvāna—(in Buddhism) a negative Absolute; self-extinction —(in the Gita) an ineffably positive Absolute; self-extinction in the Brahman niskāma—desireless *nistraigunya—free from the three gunas nistha— concentrated will of devotion nistraigunyo bhavārjuna—0 Arjuna, be free from the three gunas or modes of nature nitya— always; Eternal, nityakarma—the routine ceremonial work prescribed by the Vedic rules nitya-trpto nirāśrayah—ever satisfied without any kind of dependence nitya-yoga— uninterrupted Yoga nityayukta—in constant union nivasisyasi mayyeva—thou shalt dwell in Me nivrtti— cessation niyata— determined niyatam karma— rightly regulated action; action that is regulated by the Shastra niyatam kuru karma tvam—do action thus self-controlled niyatasya tu sannyāsah karmano nopapadyate—but it is not right to renounce the rightly regulated work OM—the sacred syllable, the origin and foundation of all sound and speech pada—step, place PALLAVAS—name of a tribe pañca bhūta or PANCHA BHUTA—the
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five elementary conditions of Nature PANDAVAS—the five sons of King Pandu, of whom Arjuna was the third pāpa-yonayah—born from a womb of sin para—the supreme parā gatih—the supreme status paramam sthānamādyam—the status supreme and original paramam vacah—the supreme Word param āpnoti pūrusah—the soul of man attains the highest paramārtha—highest spiritual truth or reality PARAMATMAN or paramātman—the Supreme Self parā māyā—the higher Maya param brahma—the supreme Brahman param dhāma—the highest status param drstvā—by the vision of the supreme parām śāntim—the supreme peace parām siddhim— supreme perfection para prakrti—the higher divine Nature parā prakrtir jīvabhūtā—the higher Nature that has become the individual self parā prakrtir me yayā dharyate jagat— the higher Nature of mine by which the world is upheld para purusa—the supreme Soul paro avyaktah—the supreme Unmanifest paro bhavah—the ultimate becoming PARTHA—Arjuna, (lit. son of Pritha) PATANJALI—the founder of the Yoga system of Indian philosophy . pavitram paramam—the supremely pure PISACHAS—hostile beings of the lower vital world pitr— divine Ancestor prabhava— birth prabhu—Lord prādhānyatah— mainly; principally PRAHLADA—name of the son of Hiranyakasipu, a king of the Titans. He was a great worshipper and devotee of God Vishnu
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PRAJAPATI or prājapati—the father of creatures prājña—the spirit of the secret superconscient omnipotence prajñā purānī—the ancient divine Wisdom prakāśa— enlightenment PRAKRITI or prakrti— Nature prakrtim māmikām—my Nature prakrtim me parām—my supreme Nature prakrtim svām adhisthāya . . . atmamāyayā— standing upon my own Nature I am born by my Self-Maya *prakrtim svām avastabhya—leaning upon my own Nature prakrtir jīva-bhūta—the supreme nature manifesting itself as the soul of man prakrtis tvām niyoksyati— Nature shall appoint thee prāk śarīra-vimoksanāt—before the abandoning of the body pralaya— death, dissolution. pralayam yāti dehabhrt—the soul bearing the body comes to a disintegration of that form of matter or dissolves into the natural elements prāna—life, life-breath; the in-breathing PRANAVA—the sacred syllable ‘OM’ PRANAYAMA or prānāyāma—yogic exercise for controlling the breath prapadyante’nyadevatāh—resort to other godheads prasāda—an illumined ease and clarity pravilīyate—disappears pravrtti—activity PRITHA—the mother of Arjuna prīti—an intense delight of love punya—virtue PURANAS—works containing traditional tales of the life of Avatars, Kings, Sages, etc. purusārtha—the object of man’s life purusah. . . . aksārat . . . paratah parah—although the Akshara is
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are eternal and enduring even during Mukti or Liberation RAMAYANA—the Epic story of Rama rasa— pleasure of the sense in the object, the liking and disliking; sap RAVANA—the Titan king of Lanka, killed by Rama RIG VEDA—one of the four Vedas; the Veda of the Riks or the words of illumination RIK—the word of illumination lighting up the mind RISHI—sage, seer rtasya dhārāh—the streams of the Truth rte’pi tvām—even without thee RUDRA—the third deity of the Hindu Trinity; the destroyer of the world, as Brahma is the creator and Vishnu the preserver RUDRAS—a group of eleven gods, rūpa—form śabda—word śabdabrahma—the Brahman as the formal sound-energy *śabdabrahmātivartate—goes beyond the shabda-Brahman sa buddhimān manusyesu—he is the truly rational and discerning man among men sadanād rtasya, gnhāyām—from the seat of the Truth, from the secret place sadā tad-bhāva-bhāvitah—each moment slowing inwardly into that subjective becoming SADHANA or sādhanā—the practising of Yoga sādharmya—of a like nature and law of being sādharmyam āgatah—has become of like nature and law of being with the Divine sādhu—a seeker of light and perfection sadrśam cestate svasyāh prakrteh—acts according to one’s own Nature sādrśya or sādrśya mukti—an identity
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of the soul’s liberated Nature with the divine Nature sahaja—that which is born with us; whatever is natural, inborn, innate sahajam karma—work born with a man; inborn, innate or natural work sāksī—witness sāksī anumantā bhartā—witness,source of the content, upholder of the work of Nature sa SAKYA—a tribe of Kshatriyas, to which Buddha belonged sālokya—an eternal ecstatic dwelling in the highest existence of the Supreme sāma—the word of calm and harmonious attainment samādhi—the Yogic state of trance or superconsciousness *samagram mām—Me integrally samagram mām jñātvā—knowing Me integrally (without any remainder of doubt) samāhita— poised; in Samadhi samam brahma—the equal Brahman samatā (also, samatva)— equality samatvam yoga ucyate— equality is called Yoga SAMA VEDA—one of the Vedas; the Veda of the Saman, the word of calm and harmonious attainment sambhavāmi yuge yuge—I am born in every age samgha— group or union of Buddha’s disciples sāmīpya—a uniting nearness, an embrace of the liberated spirit by its divine Lover and the enveloping Self of its infinitudes sammoha—bewilderment *samrāt— all-ruler samsiddhi— absolute spiritual perfection samyama—control samyatsndriyah—who has conquered and controlled the Band and senses
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sāmye sthitam manah—mind fixed in equality samyoga— coming together, marriage, union sanātanah— everlasting sanātanam purusam purānam—the supreme Being, the Ancient of Days, who is for ever sangam tyaktvātmaśuddhaye—abandoning attachment, for self-purification sango akarmani— attachment to inaction SANKHYA—one of the six systems of Indian philosophy; its founder was Kapila —— the way of knowledge as opposed to the way of works SANKHYA KARIKA—a treatise on Sankhya philosophy written by Ishwara Krishna sannyāsa—the renunciation of life and works sannyāsin—one who renounces śānti— peace śāntim nirvānaparamām matsamsthām—supreme peace of self-extinction, which has its foundation in Me *saptā dhiyah—the seven Thoughts sapta sapta —in septettes śārīram kevalam karma—a purely physical action śārīra-yātrā—the pilgrimage of the body sarga—creation sarva—all sarvabhāva— whole being sarvabhrt— all-supporting sarvabhūta-hite ratāh— occupied in doing good to all creatures sarva-bhūta-maheśvarah—the great Lord of all beings sarvabhūtasthitam yo mām bhajati ekatvam āsthitah—he who has taken his stand upon oneness and worships Me seated in all beings sarvabhūtānām hrddeśe—in the heart of all natural existences *sarvabhūtāni—all beings or existences
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sarvabhūtesu—in all existences sarvadharma—all the Dharmas sarva-aharmān parityajya— giving up all other laws of conduct * sarva-gatam— all-pervading sarvagatam brahma—the all-pervading Braham sarvagatam yajñe pratisthitam—all-pervading and established in sacrifice sarvagatam acalam—the all-pervading motionless (self) sarva-gūhyatamam-most secret truth of all sarvair vedair aham eva vedyah—I my-self am to be known through all the Vedas sarva-jñāna-vimūdhān nastan acetasah—of unripe mind, bewildered in all knowledge and fated to be destroyed sarvakarmāni—all works. sarvakarmāni josayan—accepting with joy all the works sarva-karmāni samnyasya—giving up all actions swam idam—all this sarvm karmākhilam pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate—all works in their totality find their culmination and completeness in the knowledge of the Divine sarvāni karmāni—all actions sarvam khalu idam brahma, ayamātmā brahma—verily all this that is, is the Brahman, the Self is the Brahman sarva-pāpaih pramucyate—is delivered from all sin and evil sarvārambhāh—all personal initiation of action sorvathā vartamāno ‘pi sa yogī mayivartate—howsoever he lives and acts, that Yogi lives in Me sarvatra— everywhere *sarvatraga(h) —all-pervading sarvavid (or sarvavit)—whole-knower, all-knowing sarvavit sarvabhāvena-knowing everything; with his whole being sarve samārambhāh kāmasanikalpavar
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jitāh—whose all inceptions and undertakings are free from the will of desire servesu—in all *śāśvatam padam avyayam—the eternal imperishable status SAT or sat—the thing that truly is, the right, the highest or best or real good; the supreme and universal existence in its principle satatam maccittah—one in heart and consciousness with Me at all times satata-yukta— incessantly united sattva (-also SATTWA)—one of the three modes constituting the Nature or prakriti, the mode of poise, knowledge and satisfaction —— stuff of being, constituting temperament, innate power of existence sattvānurūpā sarvasya śraddhā—the faith of each man takes the shape, hue, quality given to it by his stuff of being, his constituting temperament, his innate power of existence sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāś ca— subjective secondary becomings of Nature which are sattwic, rajasic and tamasic (i.e. pertaining to the three modes) satyam— truth, right SAVITR or savitr—the Impeller; the Solar deity who impels SAVYASACHIN—a name of Arjuna sāyujya or sāyujya mukti—sa. entire unification with the supreme Godhead in essence of being and intimacy of consciousness and identity of bliss SHABDA—word SHAKAS—name of a tribe SHAKTAS—the devotees of the Shakti or Energy aspect of the Supreme SHAKTI—Force, Energy, SHAKTISM—the cult of Shakti or Energy SHANKARA—the great propounder of Mayavada or the doctrine of Illusionism
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SHASTRA—scripture SHIVA—the third deity of the Hindu Trinity; the destroyer of the world, in his good, beneficial aspect SHUDRA—one of the four orders of the Hindu social culture, whose natural function is all work of the character of service siddha—one who has attained perfection siddhi— accomplishment; perfection; fulfilment śitosna-sukhaduhksesu tathā mānāpamānayoh—in heat and cold, grief and pleasure, and also in honour and disgrace SKANDA—the war-god, a son of Shiva so’ham—I am He SOMA—the Moon-god; the god of divine delight śraddhā—faith śraddhāmayo ‘yam puruso yo yac-chraddah sa eva sah—this Purusha, this soul in man is, as it were, made of faith, a will to be, a belief in itself and existence and whatever is that will, faith or belief in him, he is that and that is he śraddhāvān bhajate—one having faith worships śraddhāvān labhate jñānam—one who has faith gets knowledge śreyah param avāpsyatha—you will arrive at the highest good śruti—Veda or Upanishad or any passage therefrom ; śrutivipratipannā—bewildered by the Vedic texts ; sthānam śāśvatam— eternal status *suhrdam sarva-bhūtānām—the Friend of all creatures suhrdam sarva-bhūtānām sarva-loka-mahesvaram—the Friend of all creatures, the mighty lord of all the worlds ; sukham— happiness sukham aksayam aśnute—he attains to imperishable bliss sukham āptum—easy to attain
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sukrtī—one who does good works svabhāva—the nature, the becoming of the soul ; ——— own nature ‘ ——— own-becoming : svabhāvaja—inborn, innate, natural svabhāvajam karma—inborn, innate or natural work svabhāvajena svena karmanā—by one’s own work born of one’s own nature svabhāva-niyatam— controlled and determined by nature svabhāva-niyatam karma—action proceeding from and determined by the inner nature svabhāvas tu pravartate—but it is the nature that works out these things svadharma— one’s own law of being or life svadharmah su-anusthitah—the law of one’s own being rightly worked out svadharmam api cāveksya— further, looking to thine own law of action svakam rūpam—his own image sva-karmanā—by our own work svām prakrtim—the "own Nature" of the Divine svaprakāśa— self-perceived svarāt— self-ruler svarāt samrāt— self-ruler and emperor svargalokam viśālam—heavenly worlds of larger felicities svarūpa—form, one’s own form svarvatīr apah—the waters that are full of divine sunlight svayañcaiva bravīsi me—and thou thyself sayest to me SWABHAVA—same as svabhava SWITRA—the White Mother tad brahma—that Brahman tad-buddhayas tad-ātmānah—who has become one thought and one self with that taijasa—the spirit of the subtle and internal
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tair jitah sargah— creation is conquered„. by them TAMAS or tamas—one of the three modes of Nature, the mode of ignorance and inertia tāmasa sarga— belonging to the tamasic creation *tamasa— relating to tamas TAMASIC—relating to tamas tam tam bhāvam—this and that becoming tam tam niyamam āsthāya—setting up this or that rule and cult tanmātrā—the five subtle energies putting the sense-consciousness in reilation to sense-objects; they are taste, touch, scent, sight and hearing TANTRAS—the scriptures of the Tantric sects, containing profound spiritual and occult knowledge *tanum svām—his very body tapas— illumined energy; force; conscious force; concentration of power of consciousness tapasyā—askesis, concentration of spiritual will force; energisms of askesis tapo-yajña— sacrifice of askesis tasyai satyam āyatanam— Truth is its foundation tat-parāh— fixed on that supreme tat satyam sūryam tamasi ksiyantam—that Truth, the Sun lying concealed in the darkness tattva—the twenty-four cosmic principles of the Sankhya philosophy tattvajñāna—the knowledge of principles tattvatah—in principle te bhajante mām drdhavratāh— steadfast in the vow of consecration, they worship Me te dvandva-moha-nirmuktāh— those freed from the delusion of the dualities tejah— energy and soul-force te prīyamānāya vaksyāmi—I will speak to thee who art taking delight in Me tisthati— stands still or sits inert
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titiksā—heroic endurance traigunātītya— transcendence of thee three modes of Nature traigunya—the three modes of Nature collectively traigunyamayī māyā—Maya of the three modes *traigunya-visayāh— having the three modes as their object traigunya-visayā vedāh—the triple guna is all the subject of the Vedas trigunātīta— beyond or undominated by the three modes of Nature; also Nirguna turīya—the Absolute ——— the fourth state of Brahman (the first three being (1) the outward-looking, known as Visva; (2) the inward or subtle, known as Taijasa and (3) the super-conscient causal Purusha, known as Prajna) tvām—to thee tyāga— inner renunciation tyaktvā kalevaram— abandoning the body UCHCHAIHSRAVAS—name of Indra’s horse udāra—noble udārāh sarva evaite—all these indeed are noble udāsīnatā— indifference udāsīnavad āsīnah— seated as if indifferent udāsīnavat—like one seated above or indifferent udbhava— birth uddeśatah—as an indication uddhared ātmanātmānam—by the self thou shouldst deliver the self UPANISHADS—works of revelatory knowledge, seen by ancient seers USHANAS—name of a Vedic seer-poet uttamah purusas tvanyah paramātmet-yudāhrtah— yo lokatrayam āviśya vibhartyavyaya īśvarah—but other than these two is that highest spirit called the supreme Self, who enters the three worlds and upbears them, the imperishable Lord
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uttamam rdhasyam—the highest secret uttama purusa—the Supreme Self (also called Purushottama) UTTARA MIMANSA—one of the six systems of Indian philosophy; same as Vedanta vairāgya—cessation of desire, detachment VAISHNAVA—relating to Vishnu VAISHYA—one of the four orders of the Hindu social culture, whose natural work is agriculture, cattle-keeping, trade including labour of the craftsman and the artisan vak— speech varna—the class system; any one of the four orders of Hindu social culture varta eva ca karmani—yet I abide in action VARUNA—the Indian Poseidon, the Lord of the Oceans VASISHTHA—name of a sage VASUDEVA—the patronymic of Krishna; ——— the Divine Being vāsudevah sarvam iti—that the Divine Being is all vāsudevah sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhah—very rare is the great soul who knows that Vasudeva, the omnipresent Being, is all that is VASUS—a group of eight gods whose chief is Agni VAYU—the Wind-god VEDA—the most ancient Scripture of the Hindus VEDANTA—one of the six systems of Indian philosophy; its founder was Vyasa or Badarayana ——— the Upanishads (lit. the end of the Vedas) ——— a monistic philosophy based on the Upanishads VEDANTIN—a believer in or an expounder of the Vedanta philosophy Vedavada—same as Purvamimansa,
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the system of philosophy which! believes that the ritualistic part of the Veda is the highest *vedavid vedāntakakrt—the knower of, the Vedas and the maker of the Vedanta vedesu vedyah—I am the one who is to be known in all the books of the knowledge vibhu— all-pervading vibhūtayah— master powers of the becoming vibhūti—the sovereign power of the becoming VIBHUTI-YOGA—the Yoga of the Vibhutis Vicāra (VICHARA)—reflective thought vidhi—the right principle, the exact method and rule, the just rhythm and law of our works, their true functioning VIDYA or vidyā— knowledge vidyāmāyā—the Maya of Knowledge vigata-sprhah—free from all longings vijñāna— intimate knowledge; direct awareness; infinite Idea; the idea-force of the spirit (as Mahat is the idea-being of the spirit) vikāra— deformation vimoksāya—for a self-exceeding and a transformation vimūdhātmā— mistaken and deluded vinasti—perdition virāt—the spirit of the gross and external VIRAT PURUSHA—the World Spirit; the Universal Person visarga(h)— creative movement) visaya— object of the sense *visayāins tyaktvā— renouncing the objects of the senses visayān indriyaiścaran—ranging over the objects with the senses visayā vinivartante—the objects cease VISHNU—the second deity of the Hindu Trinity; he is the preserver of the world, as Brahma is the creator and Rudra the destroyer VISISHTADWAlTA—the philosophy of Qualified Monism of Ramanuja
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*‘viśisyate— excels visrjāmi—I loose forth variously viśuddhi—purification VISWAMITRA—name of a sage VIVASVAN—the Sun-god viveka— right discrimination VIVEKANANDA—name of a great Vedantic philosopher, the disciple of Ramakrishna viyoga— separation, divorce VRINDAVAN—a place near Mathura in N. India, where Krishna performed the famous Rasa-dance VRISHNIS—a race or tribe of Kshatriyas vyavahara— relation VYASA—name of a sage, the author of the Mahabharata vyavasāya— decision yābhir vibhūtibhir lokān imāms tvām vyāpya tisthasi—the sovereign powers of the becoming by which thou standest pervading these worlds yac cānyad drastum icchasi—all else that thou wiliest to see YADAVA—one born in the race of Yadu yajanti avidhipūrvakam—they sacrifice but not according to the true law yajña— sacrifice YAJOUR—the word of power for the right ordaining of action YAKSHAS—B class of lower godheads; the keepers of wealth YAMA—the lord of the Law yam smaran bhāvam tyajati ante kalevaram—the subjective becoming on which the mind has been fixed firmly in the moment of abandoning the body yām yām tanum śraddhayā arcati— whatever form he worships with faith yantra— machine yantrārūdha— mounted on a machine yantrārūdham māyāya— mounted on a machine by Maya yasmin vijñāte sarvam vijñātam—by knowing which all is known yatah pravrttir vhūtānām yena sarvam
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idam tatam—from whom the actions of the beings proceed and by whom all this is manifested or extended yati—one who practises austerity yāvān yaścāsini tattvatah—who and how much I am and in all the reality and principles of my being yayedam dhāryate jagat—by which the world is sustained yesām loka imāh prajāh— whose children and offspring are all these in the world yesām tvantagatam pāpam janānām punyakarmanām—but those men of vicious actions in whom sin has come to an end ye yathā mām prapadyante tāms tathaiva bhajāmyaham—in whatever way men come to Me, in that very way I accept them YOGA—one of the six systems of Indian philosophy; its founder was Patanjali ——— union with God ——— the way of works, as opposed toa Sanldiya, the way of knowledge yoga aiśvara—Yogi of divine Power yogah karmasu kauśalam—Yoga is the true skill in workse yogdksema— inner and outer getting and having yoga-kseman vahāmyaham—I bring every good yogamāyā—the power of my Yoga yogam ca mama—and my Yoga yoga-samnyasta-karmānam ātmavantam na karmāni nibadhnanti— one who has by Yoga given up all works and is in possession of the self is not bound by his works yoga-yajña— sacrifice in the form of Yoga yogeśvarah krsnah— Krishna, the divine Master of the Yoga yogin—one who practises Yoga yoni—womb yo vetti asammūdhah sa martyesu sarva-pāpaih pramucyate—whosoever
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knows Me lives unbewildered among mortals and is delivered from all sin and evil yuge yuge—from age to age yukta—one who is in Yoga or in union with the Godhead
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. ——— moderate or in proper measure yukta āsīta matparah—he must sit firm in Yoga, wholly given up to Me yuktah krtsnakarmakrt—a soul in Yoga, doer of all actions
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