Gita Verse 7.7

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 7, Verse 7

Sanskrit Verse

मत्तः परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय।

मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव।।7.7।।

Transliteration

mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat kiñchid asti dhanañjaya

mayi sarvam idaṁ protaṁ sūtre maṇi-gaṇā iva

Word meanings

mattaḥ—than me; para-taram—superior; na—not; anyat kiñchit—anything else; asti—there is; dhanañjaya—Arjun, conqueror of wealth; mayi—in me; sarvam—all; idam—which we see; protam—is strung; sūtre—on a thread; maṇi-gaṇāḥ—beads; iva—like

Swami Sivananda's translation

There is nothing higher than Me, O Arjuna. All this is strung on Me, like clusters of gems on a string.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 7