Bhagavad Gita · 4.5
॥
Devanāgarī
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन ।
तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca |
bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna |
tāny ahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha parantapa ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
श्रीभगवान् उवाचśrī-bhagavān uvācathe Blessed Lord said
बहूनिbahūnimany
मेmeMy
व्यतीतानिvyatītānihave passed, have gone by
जन्मानिjanmānibirths
तव चtava caand yours also
अर्जुनarjunaO Arjuna!
तानिtānithem
अहम्ahamI
वेदvedaI know, I remember
सर्वाणिsarvāṇiall
न त्वम्na tvamnot you
वेत्थvetthayou know, you remember
परन्तपparantapaO Parantapa! (conqueror of enemies)
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: “Many births have passed for both Me and you, O Arjuna. I remember them all, but you do not remember a single one, O conqueror of enemies.”
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