Bhagavad Gita · 11.18
॥
Devanāgarī
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं
त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् ।
त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता
सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tvam akṣaraṁ paramaṁ veditavyaṁ
tvam asya viśvasya paraṁ nidhānam |
tvam avyayaḥ śāśvata-dharma-goptā
sanātanas tvaṁ puruṣo mato me ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
त्वम्tvamYou.
अक्षरम्akṣaramimperishable, undecaying.
परमम्paramamsupreme.
वेदितव्यम्veditavyamthat which is to be known; the goal of knowledge.
त्वम् अस्य विश्वस्यtvam asya viśvasyaYou — of this universe.
परम् निधानम्param nidhānamthe supreme resting place, refuge, foundation.
त्वम् अव्ययःtvam avyayaḥYou — the inexhaustible, eternal one.
शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ताśāśvata-dharma-goptāthe guardian (goptā) of the eternal (śāśvata) dharma.
सनातनः त्वम् पुरुषःsanātanaḥ tvam puruṣaḥYou — the eternal (sanātana) Puruṣa (Person).
मतः मेmataḥ methis is my conviction, I have realized.
Translation
“You are the imperishable, the supreme object of knowledge. You are the ultimate resting place of this universe. You are the inexhaustible guardian of the eternal dharma. I have realized that You are the eternal Supreme Person, the Puruṣa.”
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