pralayam
- death
- until death
Also appears as pralaya-antām
In 3 verses
- 14.14
यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्
pravṛiddhe — when premodinates
When one who bears a body meets its end while clarity prevails, that one goes to the spotless worlds of those who know.
- 14.15
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते
pralayam — death
Meeting the end in restlessness, one is born among those attached to action; dissolving in inertia, one is born in the wombs of the unknowing.
- 16.11
चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः
pralaya-antām — until death
Given over to endless anxiety that ends only at death, holding the gratification of desire to be the highest thing, certain that this is all,