priyam
- wishing to please
- the pleasant
- pleasant
- dear
Also appears as priya-chikīrṣhavaḥ, priya, priya- hitam, priya-kṛit-tamaḥ, priya-taraḥ
In 6 verses
- 1.23
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः
priya-chikīrṣhavaḥ — wishing to please
I want to look at those gathered here to fight, come to do the bidding of Dhritarashtra's ill-minded son.
- 5.20
न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्
priyam — the pleasant
One should not exult on getting what is pleasant, nor shrink from what is not. Steady in understanding, unconfused, knowing Brahman, one is established in Brahman.
- 14.24
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः
priya — pleasant
the same in pain and pleasure, at home in the self, taking clod, stone and gold alike; the same toward what is wanted and unwanted, steady, the same under blame and praise;
- 17.10
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्
priyam — dear
Food that is stale, tasteless, putrid, spoiled, left over and unclean is dear to those of inertia.
- 17.15
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्
priya- hitam — beneficial
Speech that causes no distress, that is true, kindly and beneficial, and the practice of study, is austerity of speech.
- 18.69
न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्िचन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः
priya-kṛit-tamaḥ — more dear
No one among people is dearer to me than that one, and no one will be.