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Bhagavad Gita 10.32 meaningGlimpses of the infinite

In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it

“Of all learning, I am knowing yourself.”

What it means

“Of all creation I am the beginning, middle and end. Of all knowledge, I am knowledge of the self. In debate, I am honest reasoning.”

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The original Sanskrit

सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन । अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम् ॥

sargāṇāmādirantaśca madhyaṃ caivāhamarjuna adhyātmavidyā vidyānāṃ vādaḥ pravadatāmaham

Translations

Literal translation

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 date I am vada.

Swami Gambhirananda

हिंदी अनुवाद

हे अर्जुन ! सृष्टियों का आदि, अन्त और मध्य भी मैं ही हूँ, मैं विद्याओं में अध्यात्मविद्या और विवाद करने वालों में (अर्थात् विवाद के प्रकारों में) मैं वाद हूँ।

Swami Tejomayananda

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Keep reading · 10.33“Among letters I am A, the first. Among word-pairs I am the one that joins equals. I am endless time, and I am the creator who faces every direction.”