Bhagavad Gita · 7.8
॥
Devanāgarī
रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः ।
प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
raso 'ham apsu kaunteya prabhāsmi śaśi-sūryayoḥ |
praṇavaḥ sarva-vedeṣu śabdaḥ khe pauruṣaṁ nṛṣu ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
रसः अहम्rasaḥ ahamI am the taste.
अप्सुapsuin water.
कौन्तेयkaunteyaO son of Kuntī!
प्रभा अस्मिprabhā asmiI am the light.
शशिसूर्ययोःśaśi-sūryayoḥof the moon (śaśi) and the sun (sūrya).
प्रणवःpraṇavaḥthe sacred syllable Oṁ (praṇava).
सर्ववेदेषुsarva-vedeṣuin all the Vedas.
शब्दःśabdaḥsound.
खेkhein ether.
पौरुषम्pauruṣamprowess, talent, ability.
नृषुnṛṣuin human beings.
Translation
“O son of Kuntī, I am the taste of water, the light of the moon and the sun. I am the sacred syllable Oṁ in all the Vedas, the sound in ether, and the ability in man.”
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