Chapter 10, Verse 42
अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन। विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्।।10.42।।
athavā bahunaitena kiṃ jñātena tavārjuna। viṣṭabhyāhamidaṃ kṛtsnamekāṃśena sthito jagat।।10.42।।
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- अथवा
- or, or rather (turning from detailed enumeration)
- बहुना
- with much (knowledge/detail)
- एतेन
- with this
- किं
- what (is the use/need)
- ज्ञातेन
- by knowing
- तव
- for you/your
- अर्जुन
- O Arjuna
- विष्टभ्य
- having pervaded/supported/sustained
- अहम्
- I
- इदं
- this
- कृत्स्नम्
- entire, whole
- एकांशेन
- with a single portion/fraction (of Myself)
- स्थितः
- remain, abide, stand
- जगत्
- the world, universe
Commentary
42. But, of what avail to thee is this vast things being known, O Arjuna ? I stand sustaining this whole world by one part (of Myself).
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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अथवा
बहुना
एतेन
किं
ज्ञातेन
तव
अर्जुन
विष्टभ्य
अहम्
इदं
कृत्स्नम्
एकांशेन
स्थितः
जगत्
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