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Bhagavad Gita 7.10

बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम्। बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।।

bījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ viddhi pārtha sanātanam buddhir buddhimatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
bījambījamthe seed
māmmāmme
sarva-bhūtānāmsarva-bhūtānāmof all beings
viddhividdhiknow
pārthapārthaArjun, the son of Pritha
sanātanamsanātanamthe eternal
buddhiḥbuddhiḥintellect
buddhi-matāmbuddhi-matāmof the intelligent
asmiasmi(I) am
tejaḥtejaḥsplendor
tejasvināmtejasvināmof the splendid
ahamahamI

Know Me, O Arjuna, as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent, and the splendour of the splendid objects.

हे पार्थ ! सम्पूर्ण भूतों का सनातन बीज (कारण) मुझे ही जानो; मैं बुद्धिमानों की बुद्धि और तेजस्वियों का तेज हूँ।।