Bhagavad Gita · 10.21
॥
Devanāgarī
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान् ।
मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ādityānām ahaṁ viṣṇur jyotiṣāṁ ravir aṁśumān |
marīcir marutām asmi nakṣatrāṇām ahaṁ śaśī ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
आदित्यानाम्ādityānāmof the Ādityas
अहम् विष्णुःaham viṣṇuḥI am Viṣṇu
ज्योतिषाम्jyotiṣāmof the luminaries
रविः अंशुमान्raviḥ aṁśumānthe radiant (aṁśumān) sun (raviḥ)
मरीचिःmarīciḥMarīci
मरुताम् अस्मिmarutām asmiof the Maruts I am
नक्षत्राणाम्nakṣatrāṇāmof the constellations (lit. lunar mansions)
अहम् शशीaham śaśīI am the moon
Translation
“Of the Ādityas I am Viṣṇu; of the luminaries, the radiant sun. Of the Maruts I am Marīci, and among the stars I am the moon.”
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