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Bhagavad Gita 15.12

यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद्भासयतेऽखिलम्।यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत्तेजो विद्धि मामकम्।।

yad āditya-gataṁ tejo jagad bhāsayate ’khilam yach chandramasi yach chāgnau tat tejo viddhi māmakam

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
yatyatwhich
āditya-gatamāditya-gatamin the sun
tejaḥtejaḥbrilliance
jagatjagatsolar system
bhāsayatebhāsayateilluminates
akhilamakhilamentire
yatyatwhich
chandramasichandramasiin the moon
yatyatwhich
chachaalso
agnauagnauin the fire
tattatthat
tejaḥtejaḥbrightness
viddhividdhiknow
māmakammāmakammine

That light which resides in the sun, illuminating the whole world; that which is in the moon and in the fire—know that light to be Mine.

जो तेज सूर्य में स्थित होकर सम्पूर्ण जगत् को प्रकाशित करता है तथा जो तेज चन्द्रमा में है और अग्नि में है, उस तेज को तुम मेरा ही जानो।।