Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 10, Verse 1

Sanskrit Verse

श्री भगवानुवाच

भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।

यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया।।10.1।।

Transliteration

śhrī bhagavān uvācha

bhūya eva mahā-bāho śhṛiṇu me paramaṁ vachaḥ

yatte ’haṁ prīyamāṇāya vakṣhyāmi hita-kāmyayā

Word meanings

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Blessed Lord said; bhūyaḥ—again; eva—verily; mahā-bāho—mighty armed one; śhṛiṇu—hear; me—my; paramam—divine; vachaḥ—teachings; yat—which; te—to you; aham—I; prīyamāṇāya—you are my beloved confidant; vakṣhyāmi—say; hita-kāmyayā—for desiring your welfare

Swami Sivananda's translation

The Blessed Lord said, Again, O mighty-armed Arjuna, listen to my supreme word which I will declare to you, who are beloved, for your welfare.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 10