Bhagavad Gita 10.33 meaningGlimpses of the infinite
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Among letters, I am A, the first. I am time that never ends.”
What it means
“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.”
The original Sanskrit
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च । अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुखः ॥
akṣarāṇāmakāro.asmi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca ahamevākṣayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṃ viśvatomukhaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Of the letters I am the letter a, and of the group of compund words I am (the compound called) Dvandva. I Mayself am the infinite time; I am the Dispenser with faces everywhere.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
मैं अक्षरों (वर्णमाला) में अकार और समासों में द्वन्द्व (नामक समास) हूँ; मैं अक्षय काल और विश्वतोमुख (विराट् स्वरूप) धाता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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