Bhagavad Gita 10.24
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्। सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।
purodhasāṁ cha mukhyaṁ māṁ viddhi pārtha bṛihaspatim senānīnām ahaṁ skandaḥ sarasām asmi sāgaraḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| purodhasām | purodhasām | amongst priests |
| cha | cha | and |
| mukhyam | mukhyam | the chiefs |
| mām | mām | me |
| viddhi | viddhi | know |
| pārtha | pārtha | Arjun, the son of Pritha |
| bṛihaspatim | bṛihaspatim | Brihaspati |
| senānīnām | senānīnām | warrior chief |
| aham | aham | I |
| skandaḥ | skandaḥ | Kartikeya |
| sarasām | sarasām | amongst reservoirs of water |
| asmi | asmi | I am |
| sāgaraḥ | sāgaraḥ | the ocean |
And, among the household priests of kings, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati; among the army generals, I am Skanda; among lakes, I am the ocean.
हे पार्थ ! पुरोहितों में मुझे बृहस्पति जानो; मैं सेनापतियों में स्कन्द और जलाशयों में समुद्र हूँ।।