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bhaya

  • fear
  • fraught with fear
  • fearing

Also appears as bhayam, bhaya-āvahaḥ

In 9 verses

Chapter 1 7 of 18 chapters Chapter 18
  1. 2.56

    दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः

    bhaya — fear

    Unshaken in sorrow, without craving in pleasure, free of attachment, fear and anger — such a one is called a sage, steady in wisdom.

  2. 3.35

    श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्

    bhaya-āvahaḥ — fraught with fear

    Better your own work done imperfectly than another's done well. Better to die in your own work than to live in someone else's.

  3. 4.10

    वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः

    bhaya — fear

    Free of attachment, fear and anger, filled with me and taking refuge in me, many have been purified by the fire of knowledge and have reached my own state.

  4. 5.27

    स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः

    bhaya — fear

    Keeping outward contacts outside, the gaze between the brows, the outgoing and incoming breaths made even,

  5. 5.28

    यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः

    bhaya — fear

    senses, mind and understanding restrained, intent on release, free of longing, fear and anger — such a sage is always free.

  6. 10.4

    बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः

    bhavaḥ — birth

    Understanding, knowledge, clarity, patience, truthfulness, restraint of the senses, calm of mind, pleasure and pain, coming to be and ceasing to be, fear and fearlessness,

  7. 12.15

    यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः

    bhaya — fear

    One by whom the world is not disturbed and who is not disturbed by the world, free of elation, impatience, fear and agitation — that one is dear to me.

  8. 18.30

    प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये

    bhaya — fear

    The understanding that knows action and inaction, what should be done and what should not, fear and fearlessness, bondage and release, is of clarity.

  9. 18.35

    यया स्वप्नं भयं शोकं विषादं मदमेव च

    bhayam — fearing

    And the steadiness by which the dull do not let go of sleep, fear, grief, despair and conceit is of inertia.