Bhagavad Gita 8.17
सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद्ब्रह्मणो विदुः। रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः।।
sahasra-yuga-paryantam ahar yad brahmaṇo viduḥ rātriṁ yuga-sahasrāntāṁ te ’ho-rātra-vido janāḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sahasra | sahasra | one thousand |
| yuga | yuga | age |
| paryantam | paryantam | until |
| ahaḥ | ahaḥ | one day |
| yat | yat | which |
| brahmaṇaḥ | brahmaṇaḥ | of Brahma |
| viduḥ | viduḥ | know |
| rātrim | rātrim | night |
| yuga-sahasra-antām | yuga-sahasra-antām | lasts one thousand yugas |
| te | te | they |
| ahaḥ-rātra-vidaḥ | ahaḥ-rātra-vidaḥ | those who know his day and night |
| janāḥ | janāḥ | people |
Those who know the day of Brahma, which lasts a thousand Yugas, and the night, which also lasts a thousand Yugas, know day and night.
जो लोग ब्रह्मा जी के एक दिन की अवधि जानते हैं जो कि सहस्र वर्ष की है तथा एक सहस्र वर्ष की अवधि की एक रात्रि को जानते हैं वे दिन और रात्रि को जानने वाले पुरुष हैं।।