10.32 सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन। अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्
sargāṇām
Word meanings
sargāṇām—of all creations;ādiḥ—the beginning;antaḥ—end;cha—and;madhyam—middle;cha—and;eva—indeed;aham—I;arjuna—Arjun;adhyātma-vidyā—science of spirituality;vidyānām—amongst sciences;vādaḥ—the logical conclusion;pravadatām—of debates;aham—I
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Of the creations, I am the beginning, the end, and the middle, O Arjuna! Of the sciences, I am the science of the Self; of arguers, I am the argument.
I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants.
Of creatures, I am the beginning and the end, and also the middle, O Arjuna. Of sciences I am the science of self (of the individual and Universal Self). Of those who argue, I am the fair reasoning.
O Arjuna, of creations I am the beginning and the end as also the middle, I am the knowledge of the Self among knowledge; of those who d ate I am vada.
Among creations I am the beginning, the middle and also the end, O Arjuna! Among the sciences I am the science of the Self; and I am logic among controversialists.
10.34 मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्। कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा
mṛtyuḥ sarva
Word meanings
mṛityuḥ—death;sarva-haraḥ—all-devouring;cha—and;aham—I;udbhavaḥ—the origin;cha—and;bhaviṣhyatām—those things that are yet to be;kīrtiḥ—fame;śhrīḥ—prospective;vāk—fine speech;cha—and;nārīṇām—amongst feminine qualities;smṛitiḥ—memory;medhā—intelligence;dhṛitiḥ—courage;kṣhamā—forgiveness
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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I am the Death that carries away all and also the Birth of all that are to be born; of the wives of men, I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Wisdom, Constancy, and Patience.
I am all-devouring Death; I am the Origin of all that shall happen; I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Intellect, Constancy and Forgiveness.
I am also death which snatches all away. I am the origin of all that shall be born. Among women, I am fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, endurance and forgiveness.
And I am Death, the destroyer of all; and the prosperity of those destined to be prosperous. Of the feminine [Narinam may mean 'of the feminine qualities'. According to Sridhara Swami and S., the words fame etc. signify the goddesses of the respective qualities. According to M.S. these seven goddesses are the wives of the god Dharma.-Tr.] (I am) fame, beauty, speech, memory, intelligence, fortitude and forbearance.
And I am all-devouring death, and prosperity of those who are to be prosperous; among feminine qualities (I am) fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, firmness and forgiveness.
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विभूतियोग
Chapter 10: The Yoga of Divine Glories
vibhūtiyoga
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10.33 अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च। अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः
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Word meanings
akṣharāṇām—amongst all letters;a-kāraḥ—the beginning letter “A”;asmi—I am;dvandvaḥ—the dual;sāmāsikasya—amongst grammatical compounds;cha—and;aham—I;eva—only;akṣhayaḥ—endless;kālaḥ—time;dhātā—amongst the creators;aham—I;viśhwataḥ-mukhaḥ—Brahma
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Translation stream
Of the syllables, I am A; of the compounds, the Dvandva; none but Me is immortal Time; I am the dispenser of fruits of actions, facing on all sides.
Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver.
Of letters, I am the alphabet 'a'. Of compound words, I am the Dvandva (copulative). I am Myself imperishable Time. I am the Creator, facing every side.
Of the letters I am the letter a, and of the group of compound words I am (the compound called) Dvandva. [Dvandva: A compound of two or more words which, if not compounded, would stand in the same case and be connected by the conjunction 'and'.-Tr.] I Myself am the infinite time; I am the Dispenser with faces everywhere.
Among the letters of the alphabet, the letter “A” I am, and the dual among the compounds. I am verily the inexhaustible or everlasting time; I am the dispenser (of the fruits of actions), having faces in all directions.
