kāle
- time
- with the long passage of time
- in course of time
- at the time
Also appears as kālaḥ, kālena, kāleṣhu
In 10 verses
- 4.2
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः
kālena — with the long passage of time
So it was received, handed from one to the next, and the royal sages knew it. But with the long passage of time, that yoga was lost in this world.
- 4.38
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते
kālena — in course of time
Nothing in this world purifies like knowledge. One perfected in practice finds it in time, within.
- 7.30
साधिभूताधिदैवं मां साधियज्ञं च ये विदुः
kāle — at the time
Those who know me as governing matter, the gods and every offering — they know me even at the moment of departure.
- 8.7
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च
kāleṣhu — times
So remember me at all times, and fight. With mind and understanding surrendered to me, you will surely come to me.
- 8.23
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः
kāle — time
Now I will tell you the time at which those who practise depart and do not return, and the time at which they return.
- 10.30
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्
kālaḥ — time
Among the demons I am Prahlada; among reckoners, Time; among animals, the lion; and among birds, Garuda.
- 10.33
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च
kālaḥ — time
Among letters I am A; among compounds, the pair. I am imperishable Time, and I am the maker who faces every way.
- 11.32
कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः
kālaḥ — time
I am time, the destroyer of worlds, grown mighty; I have come forth to bring their ending. Even without you, none of these warriors drawn up in the opposing ranks will remain.
- 17.20
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे
kāle — at the proper time
A gift given because it should be given, to one who cannot return it, in the right place and at the right time and to a worthy person, is held to be of clarity.
- 17.22
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते
kāle — at the wrong time
A gift given at the wrong place and time, to unworthy people, without regard and with contempt, is said to be of inertia.