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Bhagavad Gita 9.18

गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्। प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।

gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣhī nivāsaḥ śharaṇaṁ suhṛit prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
gatiḥgatiḥthe supreme goal
bhartābhartāsustainer
prabhuḥprabhuḥmaster
sākṣhīsākṣhīwitness
nivāsaḥnivāsaḥabode
śharaṇamśharaṇamshelter
su-hṛitsu-hṛitfriend
prabhavaḥprabhavaḥthe origin
pralayaḥpralayaḥdissolution
sthānamsthānamstore house
nidhānamnidhānamresting place
bījambījamseed
avyayamavyayamimperishable

I am the goal, the supporter, the Lord, the witness, the abode, the shelter, the friend, the origin, the dissolution, the foundation, the treasure-house, and the imperishable seed.

गति (लक्ष्य), भरण-पोषण करने वाला, प्रभु (स्वामी), साक्षी, निवास, शरणस्थान तथा मित्र और उत्पत्ति, प्रलयरूप तथा स्थान (आधार), निधान और अव्यय कारण भी मैं हूँ।।