Bhagavad Gita 4.7
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत। अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदाऽऽत्मानं सृजाम्यहम्।।
yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛijāmyaham
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yadā yadā | yadā yadā | whenever |
| hi | hi | certainly |
| dharmasya | dharmasya | of righteousness |
| glāniḥ | glāniḥ | decline |
| bhavati | bhavati | is |
| bhārata | bhārata | Arjun, descendant of Bharat |
| abhyutthānam | abhyutthānam | increase |
| adharmasya | adharmasya | of unrighteousness |
| tadā | tadā | at that time |
| ātmānam | ātmānam | self |
| sṛijāmi | sṛijāmi | manifest |
| aham | aham | I |
Whenever there is a decline of righteousness and an increase of unrighteousness, O Arjuna, then I manifest Myself.
हे भारत ! जब-जब धर्म की हानि और अधर्म की वृद्धि होती है, तब-तब मैं स्वयं को प्रकट करता हूँ।।