Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 21 (10.21)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 21 (10.21)
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान् । | मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी | | १०-२१ | |
ādityānāmahaṁ viṣhṇurjyotiṣhāṁ raviraṁśhumān marīchirmarutāmasmi nakṣhatrāṇāmahaṁ śhaśhī
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- आदित्यानाम्
(Adityanam)— आदित्यों में(among Adityas I am Vishnu) - अहम्
(aham)— मैं(among Adityas I am Vishnu) - विष्णुः
(Vishnuh)— विष्णु(among Adityas I am Vishnu) - ज्योतिषाम्
(jyotisham)— प्रकाशों में(among lights I am the radiant sun) - रविः
(ravih)— सूर्य(among lights I am the radiant sun) - अंशुमान्
(amshuman)— किरणों वाला(among lights I am the radiant sun)
Line 2:
- मरीचिः
(Marichih)— मरीचि(among winds I am Marichi) - मरुताम्
(marutam)— मरुतों में(among winds I am Marichi) - अस्मि
(asmi)— मैं हूं(among winds I am Marichi) - नक्षत्राणाम्
(nakshatranam)— नक्षत्रों में(among stars I am the moon) - अहम्
(aham)— मैं(among stars I am the moon) - शशी
(shashi)— चंद्रमा(among stars I am the moon)
English: Of all the creative Powers I am the Creator, of luminaries the Sun; the Whirlwind among the winds, and the Moon among planets.
Note:
Among the Adityas, Krishna is Vishnu; among radiant objects, He is the sun; among the Maruts, He is Marichi; and among the stars, He is the moon.
Learnings from Shloka 21:
- Nature's Radiance:: See the sun and moon not just as physical bodies, but as visible symbols of divine radiance.
- The Best of Groups:: Recognize that the highest and most beneficial elements in any category represent the Divine.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
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