Bhagavad Gita · 4.8
॥
Devanāgarī
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् ।
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām |
dharmasaṁsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
परित्राणायparitrāṇāyafor the protection, for the deliverance
साधूनाम्sādhūnāmof the sādhus (the saintly, the devotees)
विनाशायvināśāyafor the annihilation
चcaand
दुष्कृताम्duṣkṛtāmof the wicked, of the sinful
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थायdharma-saṁsthāpana-arthāyafor the sake (arthāya) of establishing (saṁsthāpana) dharma
सम्भवामिsambhavāmiI appear, I come
युगे युगेyuge yugeage after age
Translation
“To protect the devotees, to annihilate the wicked, and to reestablish dharma, I appear age after age.”
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