ĀTMA–TATTVA (The Soul)
The eternal person inside the body (the “embodied one”).
dehī / dehinaḥ
Your own natural duty.
svadharmaḥ
The Gītā’s term for yoga of intelligence.
buddhi-yogaḥ
Sanskrit term for The senses, which must be withdrawn like a tortoise.
indriyāṇi
The word Kṛṣṇa uses to describe a person with steady wisdom.
sthita-prajñaḥ / sthita-dhīḥ
This word means “eternal” — the soul never stops existing.
nityaḥ
A kṣatriya falls not by dying, but by gaining this.
akīrti (infamy)
This term means focused, one-pointed intelligence.
vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ
This word means “taste” — lower taste goes only when higher taste comes.
rasaḥ / rasa-varjam
Giving up material desires = this Sanskrit phrase.
prajahāti kāmān
These two words describe the soul’s indestructibility: “cannot be cut or burned.”
acchedyaḥ, adāhyaḥ
This term means “righteous battle,” divinely arranged.
dharmyaṁ yuddham / yadṛcchayā
Opposite of one-pointed intelligence: many-branched.
bahu-śākhā buddhayaḥ
The FIRST step in the destruction chain: contemplating objects.
dhyāyato viṣayān
Peace that comes from clarity and divine grace.
prasāda
The body is compared to this everyday object.
vāsāṁsi (garments/clothes)
Arjuna’s hesitation comes from this word meaning “fear.”
bhayāt
Even-mindedness: the definition of yoga in 2.48.
samatvaṁ
This stage means “loss of memory,” leading to downfall.
smṛti-bhraṁśaḥ
Two words that mean “not mine” and “no ego.”
nirmamaḥ, nirahaṅkāraḥ
The soul is “unborn” and “imperishable.” Name one of these Sanskrit terms.
ajaḥ / avināśi / avyayaḥ / akṣaraḥ
Two rewards of duty: heaven or kingdom. Name one Sanskrit word from these verses.
svarga / rājyaṁ
Giving up attachment to results is expressed by this phrase.
tyaktvā phala-hetuṁ
The term for total downfall: “he is ruined.”
praṇaśyati
The final spiritual position described in 2.72.
brahmī-sthitiḥ / nirvāṇa