agre
- at first
- in the beginning
- from beginning
In 4 verses
- 18.36
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ
agre — at first
Now hear from me of the three kinds of happiness, best of the Bharatas.
- 18.37
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्
agre — in the beginning
That which is like poison at first and like nectar in the end, born of the clarity of self-knowledge, is happiness of clarity.
- 18.38
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्
agre — at first
That which arises from the meeting of the senses with their objects, like nectar at first and poison in the end, is happiness of restlessness.
- 18.39
यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः
agre — from beginning
And that happiness which deludes the self from beginning to end, arising from sleep, idleness and heedlessness, is said to be of inertia.