His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada & Bhagavad Gita As It Is

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Words contained in the Bhagavad Gita and different words used by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. All glories and obeisances for helping me make spiritual progress. Please add words! Hari Bol
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  1. engrossing
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  2. engrossment
    complete attention; intense mental effort
  3. purity
    being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
  4. love
    a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
  5. ambition
    a strong drive for success
  6. intrigue
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  7. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  8. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  9. exposition
    a collection of things for public display
  10. homage
    respectful deference
  11. aphoristic
    terse and witty and like a maxim
  12. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  13. sanction
    official permission or approval
  14. relish
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  15. extraordinary
    highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
  16. heroism
    exceptional courage when facing danger
  17. heroism
    exceptional courage when facing danger
  18. peril
    a state of danger involving risk
  19. inviolable
    incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
  20. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  21. ensuing
    following immediately and as a result of what went before
  22. ensuing
    following immediately and as a result of what went before
  23. degeneration
    the process of declining from a higher to a lower level
  24. enjoin
    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something
  25. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  26. transmogrify
    change completely the nature or appearance of
  27. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  28. exemplify
    be characteristic of
  29. cleverness
    intelligence, especially quickness and wittiness
  30. clever
    mentally quick and resourceful
  31. supple
    moving and bending with ease
  32. palliative
    moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
  33. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  34. confute
    prove to be false
  35. effulgence
    the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
  36. qualitative
    involving distinguishing attributes
  37. congregational
    relating to or conducted or participated in by a congregation
  38. emissary
    someone sent to represent another's interests
  39. philosophical
    relating to the investigation of existence and knowledge
  40. engrossed
    giving or marked by complete attention to
  41. infirmity
    the state of being weak in health or body
  42. inviolable
    incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
  43. perverse
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
  44. nirvana
    the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation
  45. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  46. metronome
    clicking pendulum indicating the tempo of a piece of music
  47. theosophy
    a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul
  48. whimsically
    in a fanciful manner
  49. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  50. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  51. concession
    the act of yielding
  52. immemorial
    long past
  53. discrimination
    unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice
  54. determination
    the act of finding out the properties of something
  55. unfounded
    without a basis in reason or fact
  56. dint
    force or effort
  57. uninformed
    lacking in knowledge or necessary facts
  58. adhere
    stick to firmly
  59. polytheism
    belief in multiple gods
  60. demigod
    a person who is part mortal and part divine
  61. subordinate
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  62. rigorous
    strict; allowing no deviation from a standard
  63. benediction
    a blessing or ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
  64. offenseless
    incapable of offending or attacking
  65. encumbrance
    an onerous or difficult concern
  66. progeny
    the immediate descendants of a person
  67. accumbent
    lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  68. indifference
    the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care
  69. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  70. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  71. prominence
    the state of being widely known or eminent
  72. injunction
    a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
  73. designation
    the act of identifying something
  74. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  75. cohesive
    combining well to form a unified whole
  76. allegorical
    characteristic of or containing a symbolic meaning or moral
  77. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  78. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
  79. liberalist
    a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
  80. heretic
    a person whose religious beliefs conflict with church dogma
  81. liberalist
    a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
  82. juxtapose
    place side by side
  83. fundamentalist
    a supporter of sacred texts as literal truth
  84. valour
    the qualities of a hero or heroine
  85. kindred
    group of people related by blood or marriage
  86. fortnight
    a period of fourteen consecutive days
  87. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  88. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  89. consort
    keep company with
  90. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  91. proselytize
    convert or try to convert someone to another religion
  92. diminution
    change toward something smaller or lower
  93. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  94. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  95. perusal
    the act of examining or reading carefully
  96. fratricide
    the murder of your sibling
  97. personage
    one whose actions and opinions have a strong impact
  98. comprehensible
    capable of being understood
  99. wrangler
    a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
  100. dissension
    disagreement among those expected to cooperate
  101. arrangement
    an orderly grouping considered as a unit
  102. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  103. apophatism
    the religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely `other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not)
  104. theosophy
    a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul
  105. Bhagavad-Gita
    (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
  106. covet
    wish, long, or crave for
  107. farthing
    a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
  108. miscreant
    a person without moral scruples
  109. befitting
    appropriate to
  110. Kshatriya
    a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste
  111. cowardly
    lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
  112. unparalleled
    radically distinctive and without equal
  113. dynasty
    a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
  114. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  115. Dharma
    basic principles of the cosmos
  116. predominant
    having superior power or influence
  117. progeny
    the immediate descendants of a person
  118. chastity
    abstaining from sexual relations
  119. faithfulness
    the quality of being loyal
  120. varna
    one of four traditional social divisions in Hindu society
  121. remnant
    a small part remaining after the main part no longer exists
  122. expiation
    compensation for a wrong
  123. lamentation
    the passionate activity of expressing grief
  124. afflicted
    mentally or physically unfit
  125. infamous
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  126. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  127. conjointly
    in conjunction with; combined
  128. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  129. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  130. confer
    present
  131. heedful
    giving close and thoughtful attention
  132. heed
    careful attention
  133. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
  134. unalloyed
    free from admixture
  135. tongue
    a mobile mass of muscular tissue located in the oral cavity
  136. succession
    the action or process of taking over an office or position
  137. cognizance
    the state or act of having knowledge of
  138. shroud
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  139. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  140. psyche
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
  141. ethos
    the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
  142. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  143. discernment
    the cognitive condition of someone who understands
  144. offense
    a failure to show regard for others
  145. remedial
    tending or intended to rectify or improve
  146. cryptography
    the science of analyzing and deciphering codes
  147. cryptography
    the science of analyzing and deciphering codes
  148. definition
    a brief explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase
  149. fanaticism
    excessive intolerance of opposing views
  150. ruination
    destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
  151. alliaceous
    of or pertaining to the botanical genus Allium
  152. dissension
    disagreement among those expected to cooperate
  153. ontological
    relating to the metaphysical study of existence
  154. upheaval
    a violent disturbance
  155. chivalry
    the medieval principles governing knightly conduct
  156. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  157. plenary
    full in all respects
  158. covenant
    an agreement between a god and the people
  159. fanaticism
    excessive intolerance of opposing views
  160. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
  161. intolerant
    unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
  162. occidental
    denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere
  163. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  164. depute
    transfer power to someone
  165. syncretistic
    of or characterized by syncretism
  166. ecumenism
    a movement promoting union between religions
  167. ideational
    being of the nature of a notion or general idea
  168. linguistic
    consisting of or related to language
  169. particularize
    be specific about
  170. vagary
    an unexpected and inexplicable change in something
  171. elucidative
    that makes clear
  172. transformable
    capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy
  173. imperishable
    not subject to destruction or death or decay
  174. immanent
    inherent; existing or remaining within
  175. pantheist
    of or relating to pantheism
  176. speculative
    not based on fact or investigation
  177. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  178. calumniate
    charge falsely or with malicious intent
  179. angular
    having straight lines and sharp points or corners
  180. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  181. allegorical
    characteristic of or containing a symbolic meaning or moral
  182. acme
    the highest point of something
  183. soteriology
    the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agency
  184. brahmin
    the highest of the four Hindu varnas
  185. interpolation
    an action or remark that interrupts something
  186. illation
    the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
  187. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
Created on Thu Dec 12 09:09:09 EST 2013 (updated Tue Dec 15 23:52:44 EST 2015)

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