Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 27 (10.27)

उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम् । ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम् | | १०-२७ | |

uchchaiḥśhravasamaśhvānāṁ viddhi māmamṛitodbhavam airāvataṁ gajendrāṇāṁ narāṇāṁ cha narādhipam

Word-by-word guide:

Line 1:

उच्चैःश्रवसम् (ucchaihshravasam) — उच्चैःश्रवस्(among horses I am Uchchaihshravas)
अश्वानाम् (ashvanam) — घोड़ों में(among horses I am Uchchaihshravas)
viddi joined in viddhi
माम् (mam) — मुझको(Me)
anr joined in māmamṛitodbhavam
इति (iti) — इस प्रकार(thus)
odbavam joined in māmamṛitodbhavam

Line 2:

ऐरावतम् (Airavatam) — ऐरावत(among elephants I am Airavata)
गजेन्द्राणाम् (gajendranam) — श्रेष्ठ हाथियों में(among elephants I am Airavata)
नराणाम् (naranam) — मनुष्यों में(among humans I am the ruler)
च (cha) — और(among humans I am the ruler)
न (na) — नहीं(not)
radipam joined in narādhipam

English: Know that among horses I am Pegasus, the heaven-born; among the lordly elephants I am the White one, and I am the Ruler among men.

💡 Commentary Note

Among horses, know Me as Uchchaihshravas, born of the ocean's churning; among lordly elephants, Airavata; and among humans, the king.

Learnings from Shloka 27:

Excellence in Form:: Appreciate outstanding beauty and strength in animals as reflections of cosmic perfection.
Righteous Ruler:: A king or leader who serves the welfare of the people is an instrument of divine order.

Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz

Practice this shloka vocabulary

Match Sanskrit words from shloka 10.27 with their Hindi and English meanings.