Bhagavad Gita · 9.16
॥
Devanāgarī
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाहमहमौषधम् ।
मन्त्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ahaṁ kratur ahaṁ yajñaḥ svadhāham aham auṣadham |
mantro 'ham aham evājyam aham agnir ahaṁ hutam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अहम् क्रतुःaham kratuḥI am the Vedic ritual.
अहम् यज्ञःaham yajñaḥI am the sacrifice prescribed in the smṛti.
स्वधा अहम्svadhā ahamI am the offering to the ancestors.
अहम् औषधम्aham auṣadhamI am the healing herb.
मन्त्रः अहम्mantraḥ ahamI am the transcendental sound (mantra).
अहम् एव आज्यम्aham eva ājyamI am the clarified butter (ghee).
अहम् अग्निःaham agniḥI am the fire.
अहम् हुतम्aham hutamI am the offering itself.
Translation
“I am the Vedic ritual, I am the sacrifice. I am the offering to the ancestors, I am the healing herb. I am the sacred mantra, I am the clarified butter, I am the fire, and I am the offering itself.”
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