Chapter 11, Verse 2
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया। त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānāṃ śrutau vistaraśo mayā. tvattaḥ kamalapatrākṣa māhātmyam api cāvyayam..11.2..
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- भवाप्ययौ
- origin and dissolution (creation and destruction)
- हि
- indeed
- भूतानाम्
- of beings/creatures
- श्रुतौ
- have been heard (by me)
- विस्तरशः
- in detail/at length
- मया
- by me
- त्वत्तः
- from you
- कमलपत्राक्ष
- O lotus-petal-eyed one
- माहात्म्यम्
- greatness/majesty
- अपि
- also/too
- च
- and
- अव्ययम्
- imperishable/eternal
Commentary
2. The origin and the dissolution of beings, verily, have been heard by me in detail from Thee} O Lotus-eyed, as also Thy inexhaustible greatness. In detail : not in brevity. Lotus-eyed : having eyes like iotus-leaves.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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भवाप्ययौ
हि
भूतानाम्
श्रुतौ
विस्तरशः
मया
त्वत्तः
कमलपत्राक्ष
माहात्म्यम्
अपि
च
अव्ययम्
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