Bhagavad Gita 10.26
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः। गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।
aśhvatthaḥ sarva-vṛikṣhāṇāṁ devarṣhīṇāṁ cha nāradaḥ gandharvāṇāṁ chitrarathaḥ siddhānāṁ kapilo muniḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| aśhvatthaḥ | aśhvatthaḥ | the banyan tree |
| sarva-vṛikṣhāṇām | sarva-vṛikṣhāṇām | amongst all trees |
| deva-ṛiṣhīṇām | deva-ṛiṣhīṇām | amongst celestial sages |
| cha | cha | and |
| nāradaḥ | nāradaḥ | Narad |
| gandharvāṇām | gandharvāṇām | amongst the gandharvas |
| chitrarathaḥ | chitrarathaḥ | Chitrarath |
| siddhānām | siddhānām | of all those who are perfected |
| kapilaḥ muniḥ | kapilaḥ muniḥ | sage Kapil |
Among all the trees, I am the Peepul; among the divine sages, I am Narada; among the Gandharvas, I am Chitraratha; among the perfected, I am the sage Kapila.
मैं समस्त वृक्षों में अश्वत्थ (पीपल) हूँ और देवर्षियों में नारद हूँ; मैं गन्धर्वों में चित्ररथ और सिद्ध पुरुषों में कपिल मुनि हूँ।।