Chapter 11, Verse 18
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्। त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
tvamakṣaraṃ paramaṃ veditavyaṃ tvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam। tvamavyayaḥ śāśvatadharmagoptā sanātanastvaṃ puruṣo mato me॥11.18॥
Word by word
- त्वम्
- you (are)
- अक्षरम्
- the imperishable
- परमम्
- the supreme
- वेदितव्यम्
- that which is to be known
- त्वम्
- you (are)
- अस्य विश्वस्य
- of this universe
- परम्
- the supreme
- निधानम्
- resting-place / treasure-house
- त्वम्
- you (are)
- अव्ययः
- imperishable, undiminishing
- शाश्वत-धर्म-गोप्ता
- the guardian of eternal dharma
- सनातनः
- eternal, primeval
- त्वम्
- you
- पुरुषः
- the Person (Supreme Spirit)
- मतः मे
- is my opinion / is thought by me
Commentary
18. . Thou art the Imperishable, the Supreme Being worthy to be known. Thou art the great Abode of this Universe ; Thou art the undying Guardian of the Eternal Dharma, Thou art the ancient Purusha, I deem.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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