Bhagavad Gita 9.16
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्। मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।
ahaṁ kratur ahaṁ yajñaḥ svadhāham aham auṣhadham mantro ’ham aham evājyam aham agnir ahaṁ hutam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| aham | aham | I |
| kratuḥ | kratuḥ | Vedic ritual |
| aham | aham | I |
| yajñaḥ | yajñaḥ | sacrifice |
| svadhā | svadhā | oblation |
| aham | aham | I |
| aham | aham | I |
| auṣhadham | auṣhadham | medicinal herb |
| mantraḥ | mantraḥ | Vedic mantra |
| aham | aham | I |
| aham | aham | I |
| eva | eva | also |
| ājyam | ājyam | clarified butter |
| aham | aham | I |
| agniḥ | agniḥ | fire |
| aham | aham | I |
| hutam | hutam | the act offering |
I am Kratu; I am Yajna; I am the offering to the manes; I am the medicinal herbs and all plants; I am the Mantra; I am also the ghee or melted butter; I am the fire; I am the oblation.
मैं ऋक्रतु हूँ; मैं यज्ञ हूँ; स्वधा और औषध मैं हूँ, मैं मन्त्र हूँ, घी हूँ, मैं अग्नि हूँ और हुतं अर्थात् हवन कर्म मैं हूँ।।