भगवद्गीता
bhagavad-gītā
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chapter-10, verse-23
रुद्राणां शंकरश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् ।
वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम् ॥२३॥
वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम् ॥२३॥
23. rudrāṇāṁ śaṁkaraścāsmi vitteśo yakṣarakṣasām ,
vasūnāṁ pāvakaścāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇāmaham.
vasūnāṁ pāvakaścāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇāmaham.
23.
rudrāṇām śaṅkaraḥ ca asmi vitteśaḥ yakṣarakṣasām
vasūnām pāvakaḥ ca asmi meruḥ śikhariṇām aham
vasūnām pāvakaḥ ca asmi meruḥ śikhariṇām aham
23.
rudrāṇām aham śaṅkaraḥ ca asmi yakṣarakṣasām vitteśaḥ
(asmi) vasūnām ca pāvakaḥ asmi śikhariṇām meruḥ (asmi)
(asmi) vasūnām ca pāvakaḥ asmi śikhariṇām meruḥ (asmi)
23.
Among the Rudras, I am Shankara, and among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, I am Kubera (the lord of wealth). Among the Vasus, I am Fire (Pavaka), and among peaked mountains, I am Meru.
Words meanings summery:
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- रुद्राणाम् (rudrāṇām) - Of the Rudras
- शङ्करः (śaṅkaraḥ) - a name for Shiva (Shankara)
- च (ca) - and
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am
- वित्तेशः (vitteśaḥ) - Kubera (lord of wealth)
- यक्षरक्षसाम् (yakṣarakṣasām) - Of the Yakshas and Rakshasas
- वसूनाम् (vasūnām) - Of the Vasus
- पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - a name for Agni (Fire)
- च (ca) - and
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am
- मेरुः (meruḥ) - the mythical sacred mountain (Meru)
- शिखरिणाम् (śikhariṇām) - Of the peaked ones, of mountains
- अहम् (aham) - I
Words meanings and morphology
रुद्राणाम् (rudrāṇām) - Of the Rudras
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of rudra
rudra - a group of Vedic deities; a name of Shiva
शङ्करः (śaṅkaraḥ) - a name for Shiva (Shankara)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkara
śaṅkara - bringing happiness; auspicious; a name of Shiva
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अस्मि (asmi) - I am
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
वित्तेशः (vitteśaḥ) - Kubera (lord of wealth)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vitteśa
vitteśa - lord of wealth; Kubera
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vitta+īśa)
- vitta – wealth, property, riches
noun (neuter) - īśa – lord, master, ruler
noun (masculine)
यक्षरक्षसाम् (yakṣarakṣasām) - Of the Yakshas and Rakshasas
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yakṣarakṣas
yakṣarakṣas - Yakshas and Rakshasas
Compound type : dvandva (yakṣa+rakṣas)
- yakṣa – a class of semi-divine beings, guardians of wealth
noun (masculine) - rakṣas – a demon, an evil being
noun (masculine)
वसूनाम् (vasūnām) - Of the Vasus
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vasu
vasu - a class of Vedic deities, usually eight in number
पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - a name for Agni (Fire)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka
pāvaka - purifying, pure; fire, Agni
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अस्मि (asmi) - I am
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
मेरुः (meruḥ) - the mythical sacred mountain (Meru)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of meru
meru - the mythical golden mountain, central to many cosmologies
शिखरिणाम् (śikhariṇām) - Of the peaked ones, of mountains
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śikharin
śikharin - having a peak or summit; a mountain
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I, myself