2.5 gurUnahathvA hi mahAnubhAvAn

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 4 SlOkam – Original gurUnahathvA hi mahAnubhAvAn SrEyaScharththum [SrEyO bhOkthum] bhaikshamapIha lOkE | hathvArthakAmAmsthu gurUnihaiva bhunjIya bhOgAn rudhirapradhigdhAn || word-by-word meaning mahAnubhAvAn – respectable gurUn – elders (like bhIshma, dhrONa) ahathvA – without killing iha lOkE – in this … Read more

2.4 katham bhIshmam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 3 SlOkam – Original arjuna uvAcha katham bhIshmamaham sankyE dhrONam cha madhusUdhana | ishubhi: prathiyOthsyAmi pUjArhAvarisUdhana || word-by-word meaning arisUdhana  – Oh destroyer of enemies! madhusUdhana – killer of asura named madhu! aham – I sankyE – in the … Read more

2.3 klaibyam mA sma gama: pArtha

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 2 SlOkam klaibyam mA sma gama: pArtha naithath thvayyupapadhyathE | kshUdhram hrudhaya dhaurbalyaṁ thyakthvoththishta paranthapa || word-by-word meaning pArtha – Oh son of kunthI! klaibyam – cowardice mA sma gama: – do not acquire (because) Ethath – this thvayi … Read more

2.2 kuthas thvA kaSmalam idham

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 1 SlOkam – Original SrI bhagavAn uvAcha kuthas thvA kaSmalam idham vishamE samupasthitham | anArya jushṭam asvargyam akIrthikaram arjuna || word-by-word meaning SrI bhagavAn uvAcha – bhagavAn said, arjuna – Oh arjuna! anArya jushtam – attained by the foolish … Read more

2.1 tham thathA krupayAvishtam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 1 Verse 47 SlOkam – Original sanjaya uvAcha tham thathA krupayAvishtamaSru pUrNAkulEkshaNam | vishIdhantham idham vAkyam uvAcha madhusUdhana: || word-by-word meaning sanjaya uvAcha – sanjaya said thathA – in that manner krupayA Avishtam – one who is being filled with compassion … Read more

Chapter 2 – The sAnkhya yOga

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Original << Previous Chapter Verse 1| Poster | English lecture | thamizh lecture Verse 2| Poster | English lecture |thamizh lecture Verse 3| Poster | English lecture |thamizh lecture Verse 4| Poster | English lecture |thamizh lecture Verse 5| Poster | English lecture |thamizh lecture … Read more

1.47 EvamukthvArjuna: sankhyE

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 46 SlOkam – Original sanjaya uvAcha EvamukthvArjuna: sankhyE rathOpastha upAviSath | visrujya saSaram chApam SOkasmvignamAnasa: || word-by-word meaning Evam – thus ukthvA – saying saSaram chApam – arrows and bow visrujya – dropped SOkasam vignamAnasa: – with grief-stricken mind … Read more

1.46 yadhi mAmaprathIkAram

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 45 SlOkam – Original yadhi mAmaprathIkAramaSasthram SasthrapANaya: | dhArtharAshtrA raNEhanyus thanmE kshEmatharambhavEth || word-by-word meaning raNE – in the battle field aprathIkAram – being the one who would not take revenge (for the offenses committed towards me) aSasthram – … Read more

1.45 ahO batha mahath pApam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 44 SlOkam – Original ahO batha mahath pApam karththum vyavasithA vayam | yadhrAjyasukalObhEna hanthum svajanamudhyathA: || word-by-word meaning vayam – We rAjya suka lObhEna – due to greed for the pleasures we get by ruling the kingdom svajanam – … Read more

1.44 uthsannakuladharmANAm

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 43 SlOkam – Original uthsannakuladharmANAm manushyANAm janArdhana | narakE niyatham vAsO bhavathIthyanuSuSruma || word-by-word meaning janArdhana – Oh janArdhana! uthsannakuladharmANAm – those having lost their clan’s practices/traditions manushyANAm – for the men narakE – in hellish planets niyatham vAsa: … Read more