My Personal Gita

Arjuna

11.18 त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्। त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे

tvamakṣaraṃ paramaṃ veditavyaṃ tvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam | tvamavyayaḥ śāśvatadharmagoptā sanātanastvaṃ puruṣo mato me

Word meanings

tvam—you;akṣharam—the imperishable;paramam—the supreme being;veditavyam—worthy of being known;tvam—you;asya—of this;viśhwasya—of the creation;param—supreme;nidhānam—support;tvam—you;avyayaḥ—eternal;śhāśhvata-dharma-goptā—protector of the eternal religion;sanātanaḥ—everlasting;tvam—you;puruṣhaḥ—the Supreme Divine Person;mataḥ me—my opinion

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

You are the imperishable, the Supreme Being to be known; You are the ultimate place of rest for this universe; You are changeless and the guardian of the pious acts of the Satvatas; You are the everlasting Soul, I believe.

Shri Purohit Swami

Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting.

Swami Adidevananda

You are the Imperishable, Supreme One to be realised. You are the Supreme Substratum of this universe. You are immutable, the guardian of the eternal law, I know You are the Supreme Person who is everlasting.

Swami Gambirananda

You are the Immutable, the supreme One to be known; You are the most perfect repository of this Universe. You are the Imperishable, the Protector of the ever-existing religion; You are the eternal Person. This is my belief.

Swami Sivananda

Thou art the Imperishable, the Supreme Being, worthy of being known; Thou art the great treasure-house of this universe; Thou art the imperishable protector of the eternal Dharma; Thou art the ancient Person, I deem.

Arjuna

11.20 द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः। दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्

dyāvāpṛthivyoridamantaraṃ hi vyāptaṃ tvayaikena diśaśca sarvāḥ | dṛṣṭvā'dbhutaṃ rūpamugraṃ tavedaṃ lokatrayaṃ pravyathitaṃ mahātman

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dyau-ā-pṛithivyoḥ—between heaven and earth;idam—this;antaram—space between;hi—indeed;vyāptam—pervaded;tvayā—by you;ekena—alone;diśhaḥ—directions;cha—and;sarvāḥ—all;dṛiṣhṭvā—seeing;adbhutam—wondrous;rūpam—form;ugram—terrible;tava—your;idam—this;loka—worlds;trayam—three;pravyathitam—trembling;mahā-ātman—The greatest of all beings

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

This space between heaven and earth, as well as all the directions, is pervaded singly by You; seeing this wondrous form of Yours, O Exalted Soul, the triple world is greatly frightened.

Shri Purohit Swami

Alone thou fillest all the quarters of the sky, earth and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing Thy marvellous and awe-inspiring Form, the spheres tremble with fear.

Swami Adidevananda

You alone have pervaded the interspace between heaven and earth, and all the quarters. Beholding Your marvellous and terrible form, O Mahatman, the three worlds are greatly overwhelmed with fear.

Swami Gambirananda

Indeed, this intermediate space between heaven and earth as also all the directions are pervaded by You alone. O exalted One, the three worlds are struck with fear by seeing this strange, fearful form of Yours.

Swami Sivananda

The space between the earth and the heaven and all the quarters are filled by Thee alone; having seen this, Thy wonderful and terrible form, the three worlds are trembling with fear, O great-souled Being!

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11.19 अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्। पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम् स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्

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anādi-madhya-antam—without beginning, middle, or end;ananta—infinite;vīryam—power;ananta—unlimited;bāhum—arms;śhaśhi—the moon;sūrya—the sun;netram—eyes;paśhyāmi—I see;tvām—you;dīpta—blazing;hutāśha—emanating from;vaktram—your mouth;sva-tejasā—by your radiance;viśhwam—universe;idam—this;tapantam—warming

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

I observe You with no beginning, no middle, and no end; having infinite creative power and infinite arms; with the moon and the sun as Your eyes and the blazing fire as Your mouth; and scorching this universe with Your radiance.

Shri Purohit Swami

Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light.

Swami Adidevananda

I behold You as without beginning, middle and end. Your might is infinite. You are endowed with an endless number of arms. The sun and moon are Your eyes. Your mouth is emitting burning fire. With Your own radiance You are warning the whole universe.

Swami Gambirananda

I see You as without beginning, middle and end, possessed of infinite valour, having innumerable arms, having the sun and the moon as eyes, having a mouth like a blazing fire, and heating up this Universe by Your own brilliance.

Swami Sivananda

I see Thee without beginning, middle or end, infinite in power, of endless arms, the sun and the moon being Thy eyes, the burning fire Thy mouth, heating the entire universe with Thy radiance.