Chapter 9, Verse 11
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्। परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।
avajānanti māṃ mūḍhā mānuṣīṃ tanumāśritam. paraṃ bhāvamajānanto mama bhūtamaheśvaram.।9.11।।
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- अवजानन्ति
- they disregard/deride
- माम्
- me
- मूढाः
- the deluded/foolish ones
- मानुषीम्
- human
- तनुम्
- body/form
- आश्रितम्
- having taken refuge in / assumed
- परम्
- supreme/higher
- भावम्
- nature/state of being
- अजानन्तः
- not knowing
- मम
- my
- भूतमहेश्वरम्
- the great lord of all beings
Commentary
11. Fools disregard Me clad in human form, not knowing My higher being as the Great Lord of beings.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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अवजानन्ति
माम्
मूढाः
मानुषीम्
तनुम्
आश्रितम्
परम्
भावम्
अजानन्तः
मम
भूतमहेश्वरम्
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