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Bhagavad Gita 9.17

पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः। वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।

pitāham asya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ vedyaṁ pavitram oṁkāra ṛik sāma yajur eva cha

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
pitāpitāFather
ahamahamI
asyaasyaof this
jagataḥjagataḥuniverse
mātāmātāMother
dhātādhātāSustainer
pitāmahaḥpitāmahaḥGrandsire
vedyamvedyamthe goal of knowledge
pavitrampavitramthe purifier
om-kāraom-kārathe sacred syllable Om
ṛikṛikthe Rig Veda
sāmasāmathe Sama Veda
yajuḥyajuḥthe Yajur Veda
evaevaalso
chachaand

I am the father of this world, the mother, the dispenser of the fruits of actions, and the grandfather; the one thing to be known, the purifier, the sacred monosyllable (Om), and also the Rik, Sama, and Yajur Vedas.

मैं ही इस जगत् का पिता, माता, धाता (धारण करने वाला) और पितामह हूँमैं वेद्य (जानने योग्य) वस्तु हूँ, पवित्र, ओंकार, ऋग्वेद, सामवेद और यजुर्वेद भी मैं ही हूँ।।