trai-lokya-rājyasya
- dominion over three worlds
- of the three modes of material nature
- the science of karm kāṇḍ (Vedic Rituals)
Also appears as trai-guṇya, trai-vidyāḥ
In 3 verses
- 1.35
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन
trai-lokya-rājyasya — dominion over three worlds
I do not wish to kill them, Krishna, even if they kill me — not for dominion over the three worlds, let alone for the earth.
- 2.45
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन
trai-guṇya — of the three modes of material nature
The scriptures deal with the three strands of nature. Rise above them, Arjuna: free of opposites, steady in what is true, without acquiring, established in yourself.
- 9.20
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते
trai-vidyāḥ — the science of karm kāṇḍ (Vedic Rituals)
Knowers of the three Vedas, drinkers of soma, purified of fault, worshipping me by offerings, ask for the way to heaven — and reaching the world of the gods, they enjoy its pleasures.