Bhagavad Gita 10.33
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च। अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।
अहमेवाक्षय: कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुख: || 33|| akṣharāṇām a-kāro ’smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya cha aham evākṣhayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṁ viśhvato-mukhaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| akṣharāṇām | akṣharāṇām | amongst all letters |
| a-kāraḥ | a-kāraḥ | the beginning letter “A” |
| asmi | asmi | I am |
| dvandvaḥ | dvandvaḥ | the dual |
| sāmāsikasya | sāmāsikasya | amongst grammatical compounds |
| cha | cha | and |
| aham | aham | I |
| eva | eva | only |
| akṣhayaḥ | akṣhayaḥ | endless |
| kālaḥ | kālaḥ | time |
| dhātā | dhātā | amongst the creators |
| aham | aham | I |
| viśhwataḥ-mukhaḥ | viśhwataḥ-mukhaḥ | Brahma |
Among the letters of the alphabet, I am the letter 'A' and the dual among compounds. I am verily the inexhaustible and everlasting time; I am the dispenser of the fruits of actions, having faces in all directions.
मैं अक्षरों (वर्णमाला) में अकार और समासों में द्वन्द्व (नामक समास) हूँ; मैं अक्षय काल और विश्वतोमुख (विराट् स्वरूप) धाता हूँ।।