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Bhagavad Gita 11.2

भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया। त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।

bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānāṁ śhrutau vistaraśho mayā tvattaḥ kamala-patrākṣha māhātmyam api chāvyayam

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
bhavabhavaappearance
apyayauapyayaudisappearance
hihiindeed
bhūtānāmbhūtānāmof all living beings
śhrutauśhrutauhave heard
vistaraśhaḥvistaraśhaḥin detail
mayāmayāby me
tvattaḥtvattaḥfrom you
kamala-patra-akṣhakamala-patra-akṣhalotus-eyed one
māhātmyammāhātmyamgreatness
apiapialso
chachaand
avyayamavyayameternal

The origin and destruction of beings have been heard in detail from You, O lotus-eyed Lord, and also Your inexhaustible greatness.

हे कमलनयन ! मैंने भूतों की उत्पत्ति और प्रलय आपसे विस्तारपूर्वक सुने हैं तथा आपका अव्यय माहात्म्य (प्रभाव) भी सुना है।।