Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 10
BG 10.1
श्री भगवानुवाच भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः। यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया
śrī bhagavānuvāca bhūya eva mahābāho śrṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ| yatte'haṃ prīyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hitakāmyayā
The Blessed Lord said: Again, O mighty-armed, hear thou My supreme word, that, desiring thy welfare, I will declare to thee who art beloved.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.2
न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः। अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः
na me viduḥ suragaṇāḥ prabhavaṃ na maharṣayaḥ| ahamādirhi devānāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
The multitude of the Shining Ones, or the great Rishis, know not my forthcoming, for I am the beginning of all the Shining Ones and the great Rishis.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.3
यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्। असम्मूढः स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
yo māmajamanādiṃ ca vetti lokamaheśvaram| asammūḍhaḥ sa martyeṣu sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
He who knoweth Me, unborn, beginningless, the great Lord of the world, he among mortals without delusion, is liberated from all sin.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.4
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः। सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च
buddhirjñānamasaṃmohaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ| sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavo'bhāvo bhayaṃ cābhayameva ca
Reason, wisdom, non-illusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, pleasure, pain, existence, non-existence, fear, and also courage
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.5
अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः। भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः
ahiṃsā samatā tuṣṭistapo dānaṃ yaśo'yaśaḥ| bhavanti bhāvā bhūtānāṃ matta eva pṛthagvidhāḥ
Harmlessness, equanimity, content, austerity, almsgiving, fame and obloquy are the various characteristics of beings issuing from Me.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.6
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा। मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः
maharṣayaḥ sapta pūrve catvāro manavastathā| madbhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣāṃ loka imāḥ prajāḥ
The seven great Rishis, the ancient Four, and also the Manus, were born of My nature, and mind; of them this race was generated.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.7
एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः। सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः
etāṃ vibhūtiṃ yogaṃ ca mama yo vetti tattvataḥ| so'vikampena yogena yujyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
He who knows in essence that sovereignty and yoga of Mine, he is harmonised by unfaltering yoga; there is no doubt thereof.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.8
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते। इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः
ahaṃ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṃ pravartate| iti matvā bhajante māṃ budhā bhāvasamanvitāḥ
I am the Generator of all; all evolves from Me; understanding thus, the wise adore Me in rapt emotion.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.9
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्। कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च
maccittā madgataprāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparam| kathayantaśca māṃ nityaṃ tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca
Mindful of Me, their life hidden in Me, illumining each other, ever conversing about Me, they are content and joyful.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.10
तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्। ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते
teṣāṃ satatayuktānāṃ bhajatāṃ prītipūrvakam| dadāmi buddhiyogaṃ taṃ yena māmupayānti te
To these, ever harmonious, worshipping in love, I give the yoga of discrimination by which they come unto Me.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.11
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः। नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता
teṣāmevānukampārthamahamajñānajaṃ tamaḥ| nāśayāmyātmabhāvastho jñānadīpena bhāsvatā
Out of pure compassion for them, dwelling within their Self , I destroy the ignorance-born darkness by the shining lamp of wisdom.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.12
अर्जुन उवाच परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्। पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम्
arjuna uvāca paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma pavitraṃ paramaṃ bhavān| puruṣaṃ śāśvataṃ divyamādidevamajaṃ vibhum
Arjuna said: Thou art the supreme Eternal , the supreme Abode, the supreme Purity, eternal divine man, primeval Deity, unborn, the Lord!
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.13
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा। असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे
āhustvāmṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣirnāradastathā| asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṃ caiva bravīṣi me
All the Rishis have thus acclaimed Thee, as also the divine Rishi, Nârada; so Asita, Devala, and Vyâsa; and now Thou Thyself tellest it me.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.14
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव। न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्ितं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः
sarvametadṛtaṃ manye yanmāṃ vadasi keśava| na hi te bhagavan vyakitaṃ vidurdevā na dānavāḥ
All this I believe true that Thou sayest to me, O Keshava. Thy manifestation, O Blessed Lord, neither Shining Ones nor Dânavas comprehend.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.15
स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम। भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते
svayamevātmanā'tmānaṃ vettha tvaṃ puruṣottama| bhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva jagatpate
Thyself indeed knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Purushottama; Source of beings, Lord of beings, Shining One of Shining Ones, Ruler of the world!
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.16
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः। याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि
vaktumarhasyaśeṣeṇa divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ| yābhirvibhūtibhirlokānimāṃstvaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi
Deign to tell without reserve of Thine own divine glories, by which glories Thou remainest, pervading these worlds.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.17
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्। केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया
kathaṃ vidyāmahaṃ yogiṃstvāṃ sadā paricintayan| keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu cintyo'si bhagavanmayā
How may I know thee, O Yogi, by constant meditation? In what, in what aspects art Thou to be thought of by me, O blessed Lord?
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.18
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन। भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्
vistareṇātmano yogaṃ vibhūtiṃ ca janārdana| bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptirhi śrṛṇvato nāsti me'mṛtam
In detail tell me again of Thy yoga and glory, O Janardana; for me there is never satiety in hearing thy life-giving words.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.19
श्री भगवानुवाच हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः। प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे
śrī bhagavānuvāca hanta te kathayiṣyāmi divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ| prādhānyataḥ kuruśreṣṭha nāstyanto vistarasya me
The Blessed Lord said: Blessed be thou! I will declare to thee My divine glory by its chief characteristics, O best of the Kurus; there is no end to details of Me.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.20
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः। अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च
ahamātmā guḍākeśa sarvabhūtāśayasthitaḥ| ahamādiśca madhyaṃ ca bhūtānāmanta eva ca
I, O Gudakesha, am the Self , seated in the heart of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle, and also the end of all beings.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.21
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्। मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी
ādityānāmahaṃ viṣṇurjyotiṣāṃ raviraṃśumān| marīcirmarutāmasmi nakṣatrāṇāmahaṃ śaśī
Of the Adityas I am Vishnu; of radiances the glorious sun; I am Marîchi of the Maruts; of the asterisms the Moon am I.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.22
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः। इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना
vedānāṃ sāmavedo'smi devānāmasmi vāsavaḥ| indriyāṇāṃ manaścāsmi bhūtānāmasmi cetanā
Of the Vedas I am the Sâma-Veda; I am Vâsava of the Shining Ones; and of the senses I am the mind; I am of living beings the intelligence.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.23
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्। वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्
rudrāṇāṃ śaṅkaraścāsmi vitteśo yakṣarakṣasām| vasūnāṃ pāvakaścāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇāmaham
And of the Rudras Shañkara am I; Vittesha of the Yakshas and Râkshasas; and of the Vasus I am Pâvaka; Meru of high mountains am I.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.24
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्। सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः
purodhasāṃ ca mukhyaṃ māṃ viddhi pārtha bṛhaspatim| senānīnāmahaṃ skandaḥ sarasāmasmi sāgaraḥ
And know Me, O Pârtha, of household priests the chief, Brihaspati: of generals I am Skanda; of lakes I am the ocean.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.25
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्। यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः
maharṣīṇāṃ bhṛgurahaṃ girāmasmyekamakṣaram| yajñānāṃ japayajño'smi sthāvarāṇāṃ himālayaḥ
Of the great Rishis Bhṛigu; of speech I am the one syllable; of sacrifices I am the sacrifice of silent repetitions; of immovable things the Himâlaya.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.26
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः। गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः
aśvatthaḥ sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ devarṣīṇāṃ ca nāradaḥ| gandharvāṇāṃ citrarathaḥ siddhānāṃ kapilo muniḥ
Asvattha of all tree; and of divine Rishis Nârada; of Gandharvas Chitraratha; of the perfected the Muni Kapila.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.27
उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्। ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम्
uccaiḥśravasamaśvānāṃ viddhi māmamṛtodbhavam| airāvataṃ gajendrāṇāṃ narāṇāṃ ca narādhipam
Uchchaishravas of horses know me, nectar-born; Airâvata of lordly elephants, and of men the Monarch.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.28
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्। प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः
āyudhānāmahaṃ vajraṃ dhenūnāmasmi kāmadhuk| prajanaścāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇāmasmi vāsukiḥ
Of weapons I am the thunderbolt; of cows I am Kâmadhuk; I am Kandarpa of the progenitors; of serpents Vâsuki am I.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.29
अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्। पितृ़णामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्
anantaścāsmi nāgānāṃ varuṇo yādasāmaham| pitṛ़ṇāmaryamā cāsmi yamaḥ saṃyamatāmaham
And I am Ananta of Nâgas, Varuna of sea-dwellers I; and of ancestors Aryaman; Yama of governors am I.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.30
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्। मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्
prahlādaścāsmi daityānāṃ kālaḥ kalayatāmaham| mṛgāṇāṃ ca mṛgendro'haṃ vainateyaśca pakṣiṇām
And I am Prahlâda of Daityas; of calculators Time am I; and of wild beasts I the imperial beast; and Vainateya of birds.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.31
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्। झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी
pavanaḥ pavatāmasmi rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāmaham| jhaṣāṇāṃ makaraścāsmi srotasāmasmi jāhnavī
Of the purifiers (or: of things that blow) I am the wind; of the bearers of weapons I am Rāma; of fishes I am the makara (sea-monster), and of streams I am the Jāhnavī (Ganges).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BG 10.32
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन। अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्
sargāṇāmādirantaśca madhyaṃ caivāhamarjuna| adhyātmavidyā vidyānāṃ vādaḥ pravadatāmaham
Of creations the beginning and the ending, and also the middle am I, O Arjuna. Of sciences the science concerning the Self ; the speech of orators I.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.33
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च। अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः
akṣarāṇāmakāro'smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca| ahamevākṣayaḥ kālo dhātā'haṃ viśvatomukhaḥ
Of letters the letter A I am, and the duality of a compound; I also everlasting Time; I the Supporter, whose face turns everywhere.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.34
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्। कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा
mṛtyuḥ sarvaharaścāhamudbhavaśca bhaviṣyatām| kīrtiḥ śrīrvākca nārīṇāṃ smṛtirmedhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā
And all-devouring Death am I, and the origin of all to come; and of feminine qualities, fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, constancy, forgiveness.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.35
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्। मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः
bṛhatsāma tathā sāmnāṃ gāyatrī chandasāmaham| māsānāṃ mārgaśīrṣo'hamṛtūnāṃ kusumākaraḥ
Of hymns also Brihatsâman; Gâyatrî of metres am I; of months I am Mârgasîrsha; of seasons the flowery.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.36
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्। जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्
dyūtaṃ chalayatāmasmi tejastejasvināmaham| jayo'smi vyavasāyo'smi sattvaṃ sattvavatāmaham
I am the gambling of the cheat, and the splendour of splendid things I; I am victory, I am determination, and the truth of the truthful I.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.37
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः। मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः
vṛṣṇīnāṃ vāsudevo'smi pāṇḍavānāṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ| munīnāmapyahaṃ vyāsaḥ kavīnāmuśanā kaviḥ
Of the Vṛishnis Vâsudeva am I; of the Pândavas Dhananjaya; of the Sages also I am Vyâsa; of poets Ushanâ the Bard.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.38
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्। मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्
daṇḍo damayatāmasmi nītirasmi jigīṣatām| maunaṃ caivāsmi guhyānāṃ jñānaṃ jñānavatāmaham
Of rulers I am the sceptre; of those that seek victory I am statesmanship; and of secrets I am also silence; the knowledge of knowers am I.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.39
यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन। न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम्
yaccāpi sarvabhūtānāṃ bījaṃ tadahamarjuna| na tadasti vinā yatsyānmayā bhūtaṃ carācaram
And whatsoever is the seed of all beings, that am I, O Arjuna; nor is there aught, moving or unmoving, that may exist bereft of Me.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.40
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप। एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया
nānto'sti mama divyānāṃ vibhūtīnāṃ paraṃtapa| eṣa tūddeśataḥ prokto vibhūtervistaro mayā
There is no end of My divine powers, O Parantapa. What has been declared is illustrative of My infinite glory.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.41
यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा। तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसंभवम्
yadyadvibhūtimatsattvaṃ śrīmadūrjitameva vā| tattadevāvagaccha tvaṃ mama tejoṃ'śasaṃbhavam
Whatsoever is glorious, good, beautiful, and mighty, understand thou that to go forth from a fragment of My splendour.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)
BG 10.42
अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन। विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्
athavā bahunaitena kiṃ jñātena tavārjuna| viṣṭabhyāhamidaṃ kṛtsnamekāṃśena sthito jagat
But what is the knowledge of all these details to thee, O Arjuna? Having pervaded this whole universe with one fragment of Myself, I remain.
— tr. Annie Besant (1922) (public domain)