śrī-bhagavān uvāca
bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna
tāny ahaṃ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṃ vettha paraṃtapa
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śrī-bhagavān (the glorious Lord) uvāca (he spoke):
he arjuna (O Arjuna!), he parantapa (O scorcher of enemies!).
me (my) tava ca (and your) bahūni (many) janmāni (births) vyatītāni (gone) [
santi]
(they are).
aham (I) tāni sarvāṇi [
janmāni]
(all those births) veda (I know),
tvam (you) [
tāni janmāni]
(those births) na vettha (you do not know)
.
| śrī-bhagavān |
– |
śrī-bhagavant 1n.1 m.; TP: śriyā yukto bhagavān iti – the Lord united with majesty (from: śrī – lustre, majesty, fortune; √bhaj – to share, to love, to rejoice, to worship, bhaga – a share, good fortune, opulence; -mant / -vant – suffix denoting one who possesses, bhagavant – who possesses opulence); |
| uvāca |
– |
√vac (to speak) Perf. P 1v.1 – he spoke; |
| bahūni |
– |
bahu 1n.3 m. – many; |
| me |
– |
asmat sn. 6n.1 – my (shortened form of: mama); |
| vyatītāni |
– |
vi-ati-ita (vi-ati-√i – to go away) PP 1n.3 n. – gone, past; |
| janmāni |
– |
janman 1n.3 n. – births (from: √jan – to be born); |
| tava |
– |
yuṣmat sn. 6n.1 – your; |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| arjuna |
– |
arjuna 8n.1 m. – white, clear, Arjuna; |
| tāni |
– |
tat sn. 2n.3 n. – them; |
| aham |
– |
asmat sn. 1n.1 – I; |
| veda |
– |
√vid (to know, to understand) Perf. P 3v.1 (meaning Praes.) – I know; |
| sarvāṇi |
– |
sarva sn. 2n.3 n. – them all; |
| na |
– |
av. – not; |
| tvam |
– |
yuṣmat sn. 1n.1 – you; |
| vettha |
– |
√vid (to know, to understand) Perf. P 2v.1 (meaning Praes.) – you know; |
| paraṁtapa |
– |
param-tapa 8n.1 m.; yaḥ parān tāpayati saḥ – one who torments enemies (from: para – another, strange; √tap – to scorch, tapas – heat, austerity); |
cārjuna → vārjuna (or O Arjuna);
veda → vedmi (I know);
vettha → vetsi (you know);
yā vāsudeve anīśvarāsarvajñāśaṅkā mūrkhāṇāṃ tāṃ pariharan śrī-bhagavān uvāca padartho hy arjunasya praśnaḥ—
bahūni me mama vyatītāni atikrāntāni janmāni tava ca he arjuna tāny ahaṃ veda jāne sarvāṇi na tvaṃ vettha jānīṣe | dharmādharmādi-pratibaddha-jñāna-śaktitvāt | ahaṃ punar nitya-śuddha-buddha-mukta-svabhāvatvād anāvaraṇa-jñāna-śaktir iti vedāham | he parantapa
anena janmanas satyatvam uktam, bahūni me vyatītāni janmānīti vacanāt, tava ceti dṛṣṭāntatayopādānāc ca
rūpāntareṇopadiṣṭavān ity abhiprāyeṇottaraṃ śrī-bhagavān uvāca bahūnīti | tāny ahaṃ veda vedmi | alupta-vidyā-śaktitvāt | tvaṃ tu na vettha na vetsi avidyāvṛttatvāt
tatra sarvajñatvena prathamasya parihāram āha bahūnīti | janmāni līlā-deha-grahaṇāni loka-dṛṣṭy-abhiprāyeṇādityasyodayavan me mama bahūni vyatītāni tava cājñāninaḥ karmārjitāni deha-grahaṇāni | tava cety upalakṣaṇam itareṣām api jīvānāṃ, jīvaikyābhiprāyeṇa vā | he ‚rjuna ! ślokenārjuna-vṛkṣa-nāmnā sambodhayann āvṛta-jñānatvaṃ sūcayati | tāni janmāny ahaṃ sarvajñaḥ sarva-śaktir īśvaro veda jānāmi sarvāṇi madīyāni tvadīyāny anyadīyāni ca | na tvam ajño jīvas tirobhūta-jñāna-śaktir vettha na jānāsi svīyāny api kiṃ punaḥ parakīyāṇi | he parantapa ! paraṃ śatruṃ bheda-dṛṣṭyā parikalpya hantuṃ pravṛtto ‚sīti viparīta-darśitatvād bhrānto ‚sīti sūcayati | tad anena sambodhana-dvayenāvaraṇa-vikṣepau dvāv apy ajñāna-dharmau darśitau
avatārāntareṇopadiṣṭavān ity abhiprāyeṇāha bahūnīti | tava ceti yadā yadaiva mamāvatāras tadā mat-pārṣadatvāt tavāpy āvirbhāvo ‚bhūd evety arthaḥ | veda vedmi sarveśvaratvena sarvajñatvāt | tvaṃ na vettha mayaiva sva-līlā-siddhy-arthaṃ tvaj-jñānāvaraṇād iti bhāvaḥ | ataeva he parantapa ! sāmpratika-kuntī-putratvābhimāna-mātreṇaiva parān śatrūṃs tāpayasi
eka evāhaṃ eko ‚pi san bahudhā yo ‚vabhāti ity ādi śruty-uktāni nitya-siddhāni bahūni rūpāṇi vaidūryavad ātmani dadhānaḥ purā rūpāntareṇa taṃ pratyupadiṣṭavān iti bhāvenāha bhagavān bahūnīti | tava ceti mat-sakhatvāt tāvanti janmāni tavāpy abhūvann ity arthaḥ | na tvaṃ vettheti | idānīṃ mayaivācintya-śaktyā sva-līlā-siddhaye tvaj-jñānācchādanād iti bhāvaḥ | etena sārvajñyaṃ svasya darśitam | atra bhagavaj-janmanāṃ vāstavatvaṃ bodhyam | bahūnītyādi śrī-mukhoktes tava ceti dṛṣṭāntāc ca | na ca janmākhyo vikāras tasyāgrima-vyākhyayā pratyākhyānāt
