BG 11.18

Bhagavad Gītā · Viśvarūpa Darśana Yoga

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त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् | त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे ||११-१८||

tvamakṣaraṃ paramaṃ veditavyaṃ tvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam . tvamavyayaḥ śāśvatadharmagoptā sanātanastvaṃ puruṣo mato me ||11-18||

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Meter · chandasVidyut

unnamed meter · 11+11+11+11 syllables

scansion (laghu/guru)

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Sandhi · pada-pāṭhaVidyut

त्वम्अक्षरम्परमम्वेदितव्यम्त्वम्अस्यविश्वस्यपरम्निधानम्त्वम्अव्ययस्शाश्वतधर्मगोप्तासनातनस्त्वम्पुरुषस्मतस्मे

Word-by-word morphologyVidyut

Facts come from Vidyut (deterministic), never the model. Gaps are shown, not guessed.

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Swami Sivananda

Thou art the Imperishable, the Supreme Being, worthy to be known. Thou art the great treasure-house of this universe; Thou art the imperishable protector of the eternal Dhrama; Thou art the Primal Person, I deem.

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Swami Sivanandaexposition

11.18 त्वम् Thou? अक्षरम् imperishable? परमम् the Supreme Being? वेदितव्यम् worthy to be known? त्वम् Thou? अस्य (of) this? विश्वस्य of universe? परम् the great? निधानम् treasurehouse? त्वम् Thou? अव्ययः imperishable? शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता Protector of the Eternal Dharma? सनातनः ancient? त्वम् Thou? पुरुषः Purusha? मतः thought? मे of me.Commentary VisvasyaNidhaanam Treasurehouse of this universe? also means abode or refuge or the substratum of this universe. It is because of this that all the beings in the universe are preserved and protected. He is the inexhaustibel source to Whom the devotee turns at all times. Deluded indeed are they that ignore this divine treasurehouse and runa fter the shadow of the objects of the senses which do not contain even an iota of pleasure.Veditavyam To be known by the aspirants or seekrs of liberation? through Sravana (hearing of the scriptures)? Manana (reflection) and Nididhyasana (meditation).Avyayah means inexhaustible? unchanging? undying.

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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupadaexposition

There is no purport for this verse

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BG 11.18

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