Bhagavad Gita · 10.33
॥
Devanāgarī
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च ।
अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुखः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
akṣarāṇām a-kāro 'smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca |
aham evākṣayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṁ viśvato-mukhaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अक्षराणाम्akṣarāṇāmof letters
अकारः अस्मिa-kāraḥ asmiI am the letter “A”
द्वन्द्वःdvandvaḥthe dvandva (copulative compound)
सामासिकस्य चsāmāsikasya caand of compound words
अहम् एवaham evaI indeed
अक्षयः कालःakṣayaḥ kālaḥeternal (akṣaya) time
धाता अहम्dhātā ahamI am the creator Brahmā
विश्वतोमुखःviśvato-mukhaḥone whose faces (mukhaḥ) are everywhere (viśvataḥ)
Translation
“Of letters I am the letter “A,” and of compound words, the dvandva. I am eternal time, and I am the creator Brahmā, whose faces turn in all directions.”
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