Shloka 14

Kṣetra–Kṣetrajña-Jñāna–Jñeya-Viveka

Field, Knower, Knowledge, and the Knowable

Devanagari script

सर्वमेतदृतं मनन्‍्ये यनन्‍्मां वदसि केशव । नहि ते भगवन्‌ व्यक्ति विदुर्देवा न दानवा:,हे केशव!* जो कुछ भी मेरे प्रति आप कहते हैं, इस सबको मैं सत्य मानता हूँ। हे भगवन्‌!" आपके लीलामय स्वरूपको न तो दानव जानते हैं न देवता ही?

Transliteration

sarvam etad ṛtaṁ manye yan māṁ vadasi keśava | na hi te bhagavan vyaktiṁ vidur devā na dānavāḥ ||

Translation

Arjuna said: “O Keśava, I accept as true all that You say to me. For, O Blessed Lord, neither the gods nor the demons truly know the full reality of Your manifested being.”

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: all (this)
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ऋतम्: true
• ऋतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मन्ये: I think/consider
• मन्ये: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Atmanepada

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• वदसि: you say/speak
• वदसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• केशव: O Keshava
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• भगवन्: O Lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• व्यक्तिम्: manifest form/personality
• व्यक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विदुः: know
• विदुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• न: nor/not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• दानवाः: the demons (Danavas)
• दानवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Bhagavān (the Lord)
• Devas
• Dānavas