Gita Verse 10.33

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 10, Verse 33

Sanskrit Verse

अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।

अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।।

Transliteration

अहमेवाक्षय: कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुख: || 33||

akṣharāṇām a-kāro ’smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya cha

aham evākṣhayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṁ viśhvato-mukhaḥ

Word meanings

akṣharāṇām—amongst all letters; a-kāraḥ—the beginning letter “A”; asmi—I am; dvandvaḥ—the dual; sāmāsikasya—amongst grammatical compounds; cha—and; aham—I; eva—only; akṣhayaḥ—endless; kālaḥ—time; dhātā—amongst the creators; aham—I; viśhwataḥ-mukhaḥ—Brahma

Swami Sivananda's translation

Among the letters of the alphabet, I am the letter ‘A’ and the dual among compounds. I am verily the inexhaustible and everlasting time; I am the dispenser of the fruits of actions, having faces in all directions.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 10