Shloka 33

Kṣetra–Kṣetrajña-Jñāna–Jñeya-Viveka

Field, Knower, Knowledge, and the Knowable

Devanagari script

अक्षराणामकारो<स्मि द्वन्दः सामासिकस्य च | अहमेवाक्षय: कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुख:,मैं अक्षरोंमें अकार* हूँ और समासोंमें द्वन्द्ध/ नामक समास हूँ। अक्षय काल* अर्थात्‌ कालका भी महाकाल तथा सब ओर मुखवाला विराट्स्वरूप, सबका धारण-पोषण करनेवाला भी मैं ही हूँ

Transliteration

akṣarāṇām akāro 'smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca | aham evākṣayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṁ viśvatomukhaḥ ||

Translation

Among letters I am “a,” the primal sound; among compound formations I am the dvandva, the pairing that holds equals together. I am also imperishable Time—Mahākāla. And I am the universal sustainer, with faces turned in every direction, bearing and nourishing the whole world.

Word by Word

अक्षराणाम्of letters/syllables

अकारःthe letter 'a'

अस्मिI am

द्वन्दःthe dvandva (copulative) compound

सामासिकस्यof compounds/compound-formation

चand

अहम्I

एवindeed/alone

अक्षयःimperishable

कालःTime

धाताthe sustainer/creator (supporter)

अहम्I

विश्वतःon all sides/from every direction

मुखःfaced/mouthed

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhagavan (Krishna/Vishvarupa as the speaker in context)

Time (Kāla)

Akāra (the letter ‘a’)

Dvandva (a type of samāsa/compound)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes