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Bhagavad Gita 10.20

अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः। अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च।।

aham ātmā guḍākeśha sarva-bhūtāśhaya-sthitaḥ aham ādiśh cha madhyaṁ cha bhūtānām anta eva cha

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
ahamahamI
ātmāātmāsoul
guḍākeśhaguḍākeśhaArjun, the conqueror of sleep
sarva-bhūtasarva-bhūtaof all living entities
āśhaya-sthitaḥāśhaya-sthitaḥseated in the heart
ahamahamI
ādiḥādiḥthe beginning
chachaand
madhyammadhyammiddle
chachaand
bhūtānāmbhūtānāmof all beings
antaḥantaḥend
evaevaeven
chachaalso

I am the Self, O Gudakesa, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of all beings.

हे गुडाकेश (निद्राजित्) ! मैं समस्त भूतों के हृदय में स्थित सबकी आत्मा हूँ तथा सम्पूर्ण भूतों का आदि, मध्य और अन्त भी मैं ही हूँ।।