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
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pitā | pitā | Father |
| aham | aham | I |
| asya | asya | of this |
| jagataḥ | jagataḥ | universe |
| mātā | mātā | Mother |
| dhātā | dhātā | Sustainer |
| pitāmahaḥ | pitāmahaḥ | Grandsire |
| vedyam | vedyam | the goal of knowledge |
| pavitram | pavitram | the purifier |
| om-kāra | om-kāra | the sacred syllable Om |
| ṛik | ṛik | the Rig Veda |
| sāma | sāma | the Sama Veda |
| yajuḥ | yajuḥ | the Yajur Veda |
| eva | eva | also |
| cha | cha | and |
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।।