Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 19 (10.19)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 19 (10.19)
श्रीभगवानुवाच
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः । प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे | | १०-१९ | |
śhrī bhagavān uvācha hanta te kathayiṣhyāmi divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ prādhānyataḥ kuruśhreṣhṭha nāstyanto vistarasya me
Word-by-word guide:
Line 0:
- श्री
(Sri)— श्री(the Blessed Lord said) - भगवन्
(Bhagavan)— हे भगवान्(the Blessed Lord said) - उवाच
(uvacha)— बोले(the Blessed Lord said)
Line 1:
- हन्त
(hanta)— अच्छा(now I will tell you) - ते
(te)— वे(now I will tell you) - कथयिष्यामि
(kathayishyami)— मैं कहूंगा(now I will tell you) - दिव्याः
(divyah)— दिव्य(My divine glories) - हि
(hi)— निश्चित ही(indeed) - आत्मविभूतयः
(atma-vibhutayah)— अपनी विभूतियां(My divine glories)
Line 2:
- प्राधान्यतः
(pradhanyatah)— मुख्य रूप से(chiefly) - कुरुश्रेष्ठ
(Kuru-shreshtha)— हे कुरुश्रेष्ठ(best of the Kurus) -
njoined in nāstyanto - अस्ति
(asti)— है(there is no end) - अन्तः
(antah)— अंत(there is no end) - विस्तरस्य
(vistarasya)— विस्तार का(to My expansion) - मे
(me)— मेरा(to My expansion)
English: Krishna said: So be it, My beloved fried! I will unfold to you some of the chief aspects of My glory. Of its full extent there is no end.
Learnings from Shloka 19:
- Select Glories:: Since the infinite cannot be fully detailed, focus on the most prominent manifestations to train your vision.
- Infinite Scope:: Remember that any list of divine glories is only a tiny glimpse of the endless absolute reality.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 10.19 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Krishna agrees to describe His prominent manifestations, noting that His glories are infinite and cannot be fully described in their entirety.