The Bhagavadgîtâ, with the Sanatsugâtîya and the Anugîtâ — SBE Vol. 8 (trans. K. T. Telang, 1882)
The translator’s English as printed (K. T. Telang). The original-language text is not held; names are romanised as the translator printed them.
I am the lord of beasts, and the son of Vinata* among birds. I am the wind among those that blow*.. I am Rama* among those that wield weapons. Among fishes I am Makara‘, and among streams the Gâhnavi5. Of created things I am the beginning and the end and the middle also, O Arguna ! Among sciences, I am the science of the Adhyâtma, and I am the argument of controversialists. Among letters I am the letter A, and among the group of compounds the copulative’? compound. I myself am time inexhaustible, and I the creator whose faces are in all directions. I am death who seizes all, and the source of what is to be. And among females, fame*,, fortune, speech, memory, intellect, courage, forgiveness. Likewise among Sâman hymns, I am the Bṛihat-saman®, and I the Gâyatri!® among metres. I am Mârgasirsha among the months, the spring among the seasons!; of cheats, I am the game of dice; I am the glory of the glorious; I am victory, | am industry, I am the goodness of the good. I am Vasudeva among the descendants of Vṛishṇi?, and Arguna among the Pâṇḍavas. Among sages also, I am Vyâsa*; and among the discerning ones, I am the discerning Usanas*. I am the rod of those that restrain, and the policy of those that desire victory. I am silence respecting secrets. I am the knowledge of those that have knowledge. And, O Arguna! I am also that which is the seed of all things. There is nothing movable or immovable which can exist without me. O terror of your foes! there is no end to my divine emanations. Here I have declared the extent of (those) emanations only in part. Whatever thing (there is) of power, or glorious, or splendid, know all that to be produced from portions of my energy. Or rather, O Arguna! what have you to do, knowing all this at large? I stand supporting all this by (but) a single portion (of myself) °.
this refers to ‘time, with its divisions into years, months,’ &c.; while a little further on it means ‘time eternal.’
* Le. the Garuda or eagle, who is the vehicle of Vishṇu in Hindu mythology. ? «Those who have the capacity of motion, says Râmânuga.
* The hero of the Hindu epos, Râmâyaṇa, translated into verse by Mr. R. T. H. Griffiths.
* The dolphin. 5 The Ganges. ° That letter is supposed to comprehend all language. Cf. Aitareya-âraṇyaka, p. 346, and another text there cited by Madhava in his commentary (p. 348).
7 This is said to be the best, because all its members are co-ordinate with one another, not one depending on another. $ Le. the deities of fame, &c. ° See, as to this, Muir, Sanskrit Texts, vol. i, p. 16. Sankara says this hymn relates to final emancipation.
* Cf. Khândogya-upanishad, p. 3181, where Sankara says, ‘Gayatri is the chief metre, because it is the means to a knowledge of the Brahman.’ It is the metre of the celebrated verse ‘Om Tatsavitur, &c.
I am the lord of beasts, and among birds the son of Vinata. Among those that blow I am the wind. Among those that wield weapons I am Rama. Among fishes I am Makara, and among streams the Gâhnavi5. Of created things I am the beginning, the end, and the middle also, O Arjuna! Among sciences I am the science of the Adhyâtma, and I am the argument of controversialists. Among letters I am the letter A, and among the group of compounds the copulative compound. I myself am time inexhaustible, and I the creator whose faces are in all directions. I am death who seizes all, and the source of what is to be. And among females, fame, fortune, speech, memory, intellect, courage, forgiveness. Likewise among Sâman hymns I am the Bṛihat-saman, and among metres the Gâyatri. I am Mârgasirsha among the months, the spring among the seasons; of cheats I am the game of dice; I am the glory of the glorious; I am victory, I am industry, I am the goodness of the good. I am Vasudeva among the descendants of Vṛishṇi, and Arjuna among the Pâṇḍavas. Among sages also I am Vyâsa, and among the discerning ones I am the discerning Usanas. I am the rod of those that restrain, and the policy of those that desire victory. I am silence respecting secrets. I am the knowledge of those that have knowledge. And, O Arjuna, I am also that which is the seed of all things. There is nothing movable or immovable that can exist without me. O terror of your foes, there is no end to my divine emanations. Here I have declared the extent of those emanations only in part. Whatever thing there is of power, or glorious, or splendid, know all that to be produced from portions of my energy. Or rather, O Arjuna, what have you to do, knowing all this at large? I stand supporting all this by but a single portion of myself.
This refers to 'time, with its divisions into years, months,' &c.; while a little further on it means 'time eternal.'
* That is, the Garuda or eagle, who is the vehicle of Vishṇu in Hindu mythology. ? "Those who have the capacity of motion," says Râmânuja.
* The hero of the Hindu epos, Rāmāyaṇa, translated into verse by Mr. R. T. H. Griffiths.
* The dolphin. 5 The Ganges. ° That letter is supposed to comprehend all language. Cf. Aitareya-âraṇyaka, p. 346, and another text there cited by Madhava in his commentary (p. 348).
7 This is said to be the best, because all its members are co-ordinate with one another, not one depending on another. ⁸ I.e. the deities of fame, &c. ⁹ See, as to this, Muir, Sanskrit Texts, vol. i, p. 16. Sankara says this hymn relates to final emancipation.
* Cf. Khândogya-upanishad, p. 3181, where Sankara says, 'Gayatri is the chief metre, because it is the means to a knowledge of the Brahman.' It is the metre of the celebrated verse 'Om Tatsavitur, &c.'