Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 2 (10.2)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 2 (10.2)
न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः । अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः | | १०-२ | |
na me viduḥ suragaṇāḥ prabhavaṁ na maharṣhayaḥ ahamādirhi devānāṁ maharṣhīṇāṁ cha sarvaśhaḥ
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- न
(na)— नहीं(nor great sages) - मे
(me)— मेरा(they do not know Me) - विदुः
(viduh)— जानते हैं(they do not know Me) - सुरगणाः
(sura-ganah)— देवताओं के समूह(hosts of gods) - प्रभवम्
(prabhavam)— उद्गम(origin or glory) - न
(na)— नहीं(nor great sages) - महर्षयः
(maharshayah)— महर्षि(nor great sages)
Line 2:
- अहम्
(aham)— मैं(I am indeed the beginning) - आदिः
(adih)— आरंभ(I am indeed the beginning) - हि
(hi)— निश्चय ही(I am indeed the beginning) - देवानाम्
(devanam)— देवताओं के(of gods and great sages) - महर्षीणाम्
(maharshinam)— महर्षियों के(of gods and great sages) - च
(cha)— और(of gods and great sages) -
sarvasahjoined in sarvaśhaḥ
English: Neither the professors of divinity nor the great disciplined people know My origin, for I am the source of them all.
Learnings from Shloka 2:
- Limitations of Sages:: Even the highest human intellects and cosmic powers cannot fully define or grasp the origin of the Supreme.
- The Ultimate Source:: All levels of wisdom and spiritual energy emerge from the single, absolute Divine.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 10.2 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
The origin and glory of the Supreme are incomprehensible to both divine beings (devas) and great sages, because the Supreme is the ultimate source of them all. Spiritual Gyan must accept the transcendent nature of the source.