Bhagavad Gita · Verse 8.9

Chapter 8: Akshara Brahma Yoga (अक्षर ब्रह्मयोगः)

Language:

श्रीभगवानुवाच

(The Supreme Lord said)

कविं पुराणमनुशासितारमणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः । सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूपमादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात् ॥९॥

kaviṃ purāṇamanuśāsitāramaṇoraṇīyāṃsamanusmaredyaḥ | sarvasya dhātāramacintyarūpamādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt ||9||

Complete Shloka Translation

One who remembers the all-knowing, ancient ruler, subtler than the subtle, the sustainer of all, whose form is beyond thought, radiant like the sun and beyond darkness—

Narrative Context: The supreme Purusha described; read continuously with 8.10.

Word-by-Word Translation (Padartha / Anvaya)

8 words

Sanskrit Term (पद)	IAST Roman	English Meaning
कविम्	kavim	seer or all-knowing one
अचिन्त्यरूपम्	acintyarūpam	whose form is beyond thought
कविं	kaviṃ	[term] in context of One who remembers the all-know...
पुराणमनुशासितारमणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः	purāṇamanuśāsitāramaṇoraṇīyāṃsamanusmaredyaḥ	[term] in context of One who remembers the all-know...
सर्वस्य	sarvasya	[term] in context of One who remembers the all-know...
धातारमचिन्त्यरूपमादित्यवर्णं	dhātāramacintyarūpamādityavarṇaṃ	[term] in context of One who remembers the all-know...
तमसः	tamasaḥ	[term] in context of One who remembers the all-know...
परस्तात्	parastāt	[term] in context of One who remembers the all-know...

कविम्kavim

seer or all-knowing one

अचिन्त्यरूपम्acintyarūpam

whose form is beyond thought

कविंkaviṃ