Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 33 (10.33)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 33 (10.33)
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च । अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुखः | | १०-३३ | |
akṣharāṇāmakāro’smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya cha ahamevākṣhayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṁ viśhvatomukhaḥ
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- अक्षराणाम्
(aksharanam)— अक्षरों में(among letters I am A) - अकारः
(akarah)— अकार(among letters I am A) - अस्मि
(asmi)— मैं हूं(among letters I am A) - द्वन्द्वः
(dvandvah)— द्वन्द्व समास(among compounds I am the dual compound) - सामासिकस्य
(samasikasya)— समासों में(among compounds I am the dual compound) - च
(cha)— और(among compounds I am the dual compound)
Line 2:
- अहम्
(aham)— मैं(I am the all-facing sustainer) -
evjoined in ahamevākṣhayaḥ - अक्षयः
(akshayah)— अक्षय(I am imperishable time) - कालः
(kalah)— काल(I am imperishable time) -
datjoined in dhātāhaṁ - अहम्
(aham)— मैं(I am the all-facing sustainer) - विश्वतोमुखः
(vishvato-mukhah)— सर्वमुखी(I am the all-facing sustainer)
English: Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver.
Learnings from Shloka 33:
- The First Sound:: The letter 'A' is the root of all language and sound, representing the foundation of expression.
- Everlasting View:: The Divine faces all directions, seeing every action and coordinating the destiny of all souls.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 10.33 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Among letters, I am the letter 'A'; among compounds, the dual; I am also everlasting time, and the dispenser of destiny, facing all directions.