Bhagavad Gita · 10.24
॥
Devanāgarī
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम् ।
सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
purodhasāṁ ca mukhyaṁ māṁ viddhi pārtha bṛhaspatim |
senānīnām ahaṁ skandaḥ sarasām asmi sāgaraḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
पुरोधसाम् चpurodhasām caand of priests
मुख्यम्mukhyamthe chief
माम् विद्धिmām viddhiknow Me
पार्थpārthaO Pārtha!
बृहस्पतिम्bṛhaspatimas Bṛhaspati
सेनानीनाम्senānīnāmof commanders
अहम् स्कन्दःaham skandaḥI am Skanda (Kārtikeya)
सरसाम्sarasāmof bodies of water
अस्मि सागरःasmi sāgaraḥI am the ocean
Translation
“Know, O Pārtha, that of priests I am the chief, Bṛhaspati. Of commanders I am Skanda, and of bodies of water I am the ocean.”
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