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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 39 (10.39)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 39 (10.39)

यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन । न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम् | | १०-३९ | |

yachchāpi sarvabhūtānāṁ bījaṁ tadahamarjuna na tadasti vinā yatsyānmayā bhūtaṁ charācharam

Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
  • यत् (yat) — जो भी(whatever is the seed of all beings)
  • c joined in yachchāpi
  • अपि (api) — भी(whatever is the seed of all beings)
  • सर्वभूतानाम् (sarva-bhutanam) — सभी प्राणियों का(whatever is the seed of all beings)
  • बीजम् (bijam) — बीज(whatever is the seed of all beings)
  • तत् (tat) — वह सब(that am I, Arjuna)
  • अहम् (aham) — मैं(that am I, Arjuna)
  • अर्जुन (Arjuna) — हे अर्जुन(that am I, Arjuna)
Line 2:
  • (na) — नहीं(nothing can exist without Me)
  • तत् (tat) — वह सब(that am I, Arjuna)
  • अस्ति (asti) — है(nothing can exist without Me)
  • विना (vina) — बिना(nothing can exist without Me)
  • यत् (yat) — जो भी(nothing can exist without Me)
  • स्यात् (syat) — हो सके(nothing can exist without Me)
  • मया (maya) — मेरे द्वारा(any moving or unmoving being)
  • भूतम् (bhutam) — प्राणी(any moving or unmoving being)
  • (cha) — और(whatever is the seed of all beings)
  • ra joined in charācharam
  • (cha) — और(whatever is the seed of all beings)
  • ram joined in charācharam

English: I am the Seed of all being, Arjuna, No creature moving or unmoving can live without Me.

💡 Commentary Note

Krishna is the seed of all existence. There is no creature, moving or non-moving, that can exist without Him.

Learnings from Shloka 39:
  • Essential Seed:: The Divine is the core spark of life in every plant, animal, and human being.
  • Interconnected Life:: Since the same seed dwells in all, we are all interconnected in one cosmic family.

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