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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)
  • (cha) — और(among compounds I am the dual compound)
Line 2:
  • अहम् (aham) — मैं(I am the all-facing sustainer)
  • ev joined in ahamevākṣhayaḥ
  • अक्षयः (akshayah) — अक्षय(I am imperishable time)
  • कालः (kalah) — काल(I am imperishable time)
  • dat joined 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.

💡 Commentary Note

Among letters, I am the letter 'A'; among compounds, the dual; I am also everlasting time, and the dispenser of destiny, facing all directions.

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.

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