Bhagavad Gita 15.18
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।
yasmāt kṣharam atīto ’ham akṣharād api chottamaḥ ato ’smi loke vede cha prathitaḥ puruṣhottamaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yasmāt | yasmāt | hence |
| kṣharam | kṣharam | to the perishable |
| atītaḥ | atītaḥ | transcendental |
| aham | aham | I |
| akṣharāt | akṣharāt | to the imperishable |
| api | api | even |
| cha | cha | and |
| uttamaḥ | uttamaḥ | transcendental |
| ataḥ | ataḥ | therefore |
| asmi | asmi | I am |
| loke | loke | in the world |
| vede | vede | in the Vedas |
| cha | cha | and |
| prathitaḥ | prathitaḥ | celebrated |
| puruṣha-uttamaḥ | puruṣha-uttamaḥ | as the Supreme Divine Personality |
As I transcend the perishable and am even higher than the imperishable, I am declared to be the highest Purusha in the world and in the Vedas.
क्योंकि मैं क्षर से अतीत हूँ और अक्षर से भी उत्तम हूँ, इसलिये लोक में और वेद में भी पुरुषोत्तम के नाम से प्रसिद्ध हूँ।।