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Bhagavad Gita 10.34

मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्। कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा।।

mṛityuḥ sarva-haraśh chāham udbhavaśh cha bhaviṣhyatām kīrtiḥ śhrīr vāk cha nārīṇāṁ smṛitir medhā dhṛitiḥ kṣhamā

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
mṛityuḥmṛityuḥdeath
sarva-haraḥsarva-haraḥall-devouring
chachaand
ahamahamI
udbhavaḥudbhavaḥthe origin
chachaand
bhaviṣhyatāmbhaviṣhyatāmthose things that are yet to be
kīrtiḥkīrtiḥfame
śhrīḥśhrīḥprospective
vākvākfine speech
chachaand
nārīṇāmnārīṇāmamongst feminine qualities
smṛitiḥsmṛitiḥmemory
medhāmedhāintelligence
dhṛitiḥdhṛitiḥcourage
kṣhamākṣhamāforgiveness

And I am the all-devouring Death, and the source of prosperity for those who are to be prosperous; among the feminine qualities, I am fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, firmness, and forgiveness.

मैं सर्वभक्षक मृत्यु और भविष्य में होने वालों की उत्पत्ति का कारण हूँ; स्त्रियों में कीर्ति, श्री, वाक (वाणी), स्मृति, मेधा, धृति और क्षमा हूँ।।