Bhagavad Gita · 9.11
॥
Devanāgarī
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम् ।
परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam |
paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśvaram ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अवजानन्तिavajānantithey disregard, they fail to understand, they mock.
माम्māmMe.
मूढाःmūḍhāḥfools (mūḍhas).
मानुषीम्mānuṣīmhuman.
तनुम्tanumform, body.
आश्रितम्āśritamhaving assumed.
परम् भावम्param bhāvamthe higher (param) nature (bhāvam).
अजानन्तःajānantaḥnot knowing.
ममmamaMy.
भूतमहेश्वरम्bhūta-mahā-īśvaramas the supreme (mahā) Lord (īśvaram) of all (bhūta) beings.
Translation
“Fools disregard Me when I descend in a human form. They do not know My higher nature as the Supreme Lord of all living beings.”
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