Bhagavad-gītā 10.15
Read once with your eyes. Read again aloud.
स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम। भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते।।10.15।।
swayam evātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣhottama bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśha deva-deva jagat-pate
Verily, Thou Thyself knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Purusha Supreme, O Source of beings, O Lord of beings, O Deva of Devas, O Ruler of the world.
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
Build the sentence from its parts
Read across once, then cover the meanings and recover them from the Sanskrit forms.
| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| swayam | yourself |
| eva | indeed |
| ātmanā | by yourself |
| ātmānam | yourself |
| vettha | know |
| tvam | you |
| puruṣha-uttama | the Supreme Personality |
| bhūta-bhāvana | the Creator of all beings |
| bhūta-īśha | the Lord of everything |
| deva-deva | the God of gods |
| jagat-pate | the Lord of the universe |
Read the Sanskrit as a connected thought built from swayam (yourself), tvam (you), and jagat-pate (the Lord of the universe). Ask what changes between the first and last term, and how that movement contributes to recognition of divine splendour. State the connection in your own words, then check it against Bhagavad-gita 10.15.
Original school explanation. Written independently from the Sanskrit word map. It is not a quotation, translation, or summary of a named modern commentary. Chapter lens: Move from the four-verse core to representative opulences without mistaking examples for an exhaustive inventory.
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Meaning map
Follow the thought
- 1
Verily, Thou Thyself knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Purusha Supreme, O Source of beings, O Lord of beings, O Deva of Devas, O Ruler of the world
- 2
swayam: yourself
- 3
tvam: you
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