Bhagavad Gita · 4.7
॥
Devanāgarī
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत ।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata |
abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
यदा यदाyadā yadāwhenever
हिhitruly
धर्मस्यdharmasyaof dharma, of religion, of righteousness
ग्लानिःglāniḥdecline, weakening
भवतिbhavatioccurs, happens
भारतbhārataO Bhārata!
अभ्युत्थानम्abhyutthānamrise, ascendancy, prevalence
अधर्मस्यadharmasyaof adharma, of lawlessness
तदाtadāthen
आत्मानम्ātmānamMyself
सृजामिsṛjāmiI create, I manifest
अहम्ahamI
Translation
“O descendant of Bharata, whenever dharma declines and lawlessness prevails, I descend into this world Myself.”
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