Bhagavad Gita · 10.26
॥
Devanāgarī
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः ।
गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aśvatthaḥ sarva-vṛkṣāṇāṁ devarṣīṇāṁ ca nāradaḥ |
gandharvāṇāṁ citrarathaḥ siddhānāṁ kapilo muniḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अश्वत्थःaśvatthaḥthe Aśvattha tree (banyan)
सर्ववृक्षाणाम्sarva-vṛkṣāṇāmof all trees
देवर्षीणाम् चdevarṣīṇām caand of the divine sages
नारदःnāradaḥNārada
गन्धर्वाणाम्gandharvāṇāmof the Gandharvas
चित्ररथःcitrarathaḥCitraratha
सिद्धानाम्siddhānāmof the Siddhas (perfected beings)
कपिलः मुनिःkapilaḥ muniḥthe sage Kapila
Translation
“Of all trees I am the banyan, and of the divine sages, Nārada. Among the Gandharvas I am Citraratha, and among the perfected beings, the sage Kapila.”
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