Bhagavad Gita 17.23
तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा।।
oṁ tat sad iti nirdeśho brahmaṇas tri-vidhaḥ smṛitaḥ brāhmaṇās tena vedāśh cha yajñāśh cha vihitāḥ purā
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| om tat sat | om tat sat | syllables representing aspects of transcendence |
| iti | iti | thus |
| nirdeśhaḥ | nirdeśhaḥ | symbolic representatives |
| brahmaṇaḥ | brahmaṇaḥ | the Supreme Absolute Truth |
| tri-vidhaḥ | tri-vidhaḥ | of three kinds |
| smṛitaḥ | smṛitaḥ | have been declared |
| brāhmaṇāḥ | brāhmaṇāḥ | the priests |
| tena | tena | from them |
| vedāḥ | vedāḥ | scriptures |
| cha | cha | and |
| yajñāḥ | yajñāḥ | sacrifice |
| cha | cha | and |
| vihitāḥ | vihitāḥ | came about |
| purā | purā | from the beginning of creation |
"Om Tat Sat": This has been declared to be the triple designation of Brahman. By that, the Brahmanas, the Vedas, and the sacrifices were created formerly.
'ऊँ, तत् सत्' ऐसा यह ब्रह्म का त्रिविध निर्देश (नाम) कहा गया है; उसी से आदिकाल में (पुरा) ब्राहम्ण, वेद और यज्ञ निर्मित हुए हैं।।