Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 7, Verse 10

Sanskrit Verse

बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम्।

बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।।7.10।।

Transliteration

bījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ viddhi pārtha sanātanam

buddhir buddhimatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham

Word meanings

bījam—the seed; mām—me; sarva-bhūtānām—of all beings; viddhi—know; pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha; sanātanam—the eternal; buddhiḥ—intellect; buddhi-matām—of the intelligent; asmi—(I) am; tejaḥ—splendor; tejasvinām—of the splendid; aham—I

Swami Sivananda's translation

Know Me, O Arjuna, as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent, and the splendour of the splendid objects.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 7