BhG 7.8

syntax

he kaunteya (O son of Kuntī!),
aham (I) apsu (in waters) rasaḥ (taste),
śaśi-sūryayoḥ (of Moon and Sun) prabhā (light),
sarva-vedeṣu (in all Vedas) praṇavaḥ (syllable OM),
khe (in space) śabdaḥ (sound),
nṛṣu (in men) pauruṣam (manhood) asmi (I am).

grammar

rasaḥ	–	rasa 1n.1 m. – juice, nectar, taste (from: √ras – to taste, to relish, to love);
aham	–	asmat sn. 1n.1 – I;
apsu	–	ap 7n.3 f. – in waters (zawsze odmieniane w l.mn.);
kaunteya	–	kaunteya 8n.1 m. – O son of Kuntī (from: kunti – the people of Kunti, kuntī – Kuntī, mother of the sons of Pāṇḍu);
prabhā	–	pra-bhā 1n.1 f. – brightness, light, splendour, beauty (from: pra-√bhā – to shine, to be bright);
asmi	–	√as (to be) Praes. P 3v.1 – I am;
śaśi-sūryayoḥ	–	śaśi-sūrya 6n.2 m.; DV: śaśinaś ca sūryasya ceti – of Moon and Sun (from: śaśa – rabbit, hare, śaśin – with a [sign of a] rabbit, Moon; sūrya – Sun);
praṇavaḥ	–	praṇava 1n.1 m. – syllable OM (from: pra-√ṇu – to reverberate);
sarva-vedeṣu	–	sarva-veda 7n.3 m.; sarveṣu vedeṣv iti – in all Vedas (from: sarva – all, whole; √vid – to know, to understand, veda – the Vedas);
śabdaḥ	–	śabda 1n.1 m. – sound;
khe	–	kha 7n.1 n. – in a cavity (eg in the body), in an empty space, ether, sky;
pauruṣam	–	pauruṣa 1n.1 n. – manhood, virile, human (from: √pur – to precede, to lead or √pṝ – to fill, to nourish, puru – abundance, pūru – people, puruṣa – a person);
nṛṣu	–	nṛ 7n.3 m. – in men;

textual variants

prabhāsmi → prakāśaḥ (manifestation);
sarva-vedeṣu → sarva-bhuteṣu (in all beings);

Śāṃkara

kena kena dharmeṇa viśiṣṭo tvayi sarvam idaṃ protam ity ucyate—

raso’ham, apāṃ yaḥ sāraṃ sa rasaḥ, tasmin rasa-bhūte mayi āpaḥ protā ity arthaḥ | evaṃ sarvatra | yathāham apsu rasaḥ, evaṃ prabhāsmi śaśi-sūryayoḥ | praṇava oṃkāraḥ sarva-vedeṣu, tasmin praṇava-bhūte mayi sarve vedāḥ protāḥ | tathā khe ākāśe śabdaḥ sāra-bhūtaḥ, tasmin mayi khaṃ protam | tathā pauruṣaṃ puruṣasya bhāvaḥ pauruṣaṃ yataḥ puṃ-buddhir nṛṣu, tasmin mayi puruṣāḥ protāḥ

Rāmānuja

commentary under the verse BhG 7.11

Śrīdhara

jagataḥ sthiti-hetutvam eva prapañcati raso ‚ham iti pañcabhiḥ | apsu raso ‚haṃ rasa-tan-mātra-rūpayā vibhūtyā tad-āśrayatenāpsu-sthito ‚ham ity arthaḥ | tathā śaśi-sūryayoḥ prabhāsmi | candre sūrye ca prakāśa-rūpayā vibhūtyā tad-āśrayatvena sthito ‚ham ity arthaḥ | uttarātrāpy evaṃ draṣṭavyam | sarveṣu vedeṣu vaikharī-rūpeṣu tan-mūla-bhūtaḥ praṇava oṅkāro ‚smi | kha ākāśe śabda-tan-mātra-rūpo ‚smi | nṛṣu puruṣeṣu pauruṣam udyamam asmi | udyame hi puruṣās tiṣṭhanti

Madhusūdana

avādīnāṃ rasādiṣu protatva-pratīteḥ kathaṃ tvayi sarvam idaṃ protam iti ca na śaṅkyaṃ rasādi-rūpeṇa mamaiva sthitatvād ity āha raso ‚ham iti pañcabhiḥ | rasaḥ puṇyo madhuras tan-mātra-rūpaḥ sarvāsām apāṃ sāraḥ kāraṇa-bhūto yo ‚psu sarvāsvanugataḥ so ‚haṃ he kaunteya tad-rūpe mayi sarvā āpaḥ protā ity arthaḥ | evaṃ sarveṣu paryāyeṣu vyākhyātavyam | iyaṃ vibhūtir ādhyānāyopadiśyata iti nātīvābhiniveṣṭavyam | tathā porabhā prakāśaḥ śaśi-sūryayor aham asmi | prakāśa-sāmānya-rūpe mayi śaśi-sūryau protāv ity arthaḥ | tathā praṇaya oṅkāraḥ sarva-vedeṣv anusyūto ‚haṃ tad yathā śaṅkunā sarvāṇi parṇāni saṃtṛṇṇāny evam oṅkāreṇa sarvā vāk iti śruteḥ | saṃtṛṇṇāni grathitāni | sarvā vāk sarvo veda ity arthaḥ | śabdaḥ puṇyas tan-mātra-rūpaḥ kha ākāśe ‚nusyūto ‚ham | pauruṣaṃ puruṣatva-sāmānyaṃ nṛṣu puruṣeṣu yad anusyūtaṃ tad aham | sāmānya-rūpe mayi sarve viśeṣāḥ protāḥ śrautair dundubhy-ādi-dṛṣṭāntair iti sarvatra draṣṭavyam

Viśvanātha

sva-kārye jagaty atra yathāham antaryāmi-rūpeṇa praviṣṭo varte, tathā kvacit kāraṇa-rūpeṇa kvacit kāryeṣu manuṣyādiṣu sāra-rūpeṇāpy ahaṃ varta ity āha raso ‚ham iti caturbhiḥ | apsu rasa tat-kāraṇa-bhūto mad-vibhūtir ity arthaḥ | evaṃ sarvatrāgre ‚pi | prabhā prabhā-rūpaḥ | praṇava oṅkāraḥ sarva-veda-kāraṇam | ākāśe śabdas tat-kāraṇam | nṛṣu pauruṣam sakala udyama-viśeṣa eva manuṣya-sāraḥ

Baladeva

tattvaṃ darśayati raso ‚ham iti pañcabhiḥ | apsu raso ‚haṃ rasa-tan-mātrayā vibhūtyā tāḥ pālayan tāsv ahaṃ vartate | tāṃ vinā tāsām asthiteḥ | śaśini sūrye cāhaṃ prabhāsmi prabhayā vibhūtyā tau pālayan tayor ahaṃ varte | evaṃ paratra draṣṭavyam | vaikharī-rūpeṣu sarva-vedeṣu tan-mūla-bhūtaḥ praṇavo ‚ham | khe nabhasi śabdas tan-mātra-lakṣaṇo ‚ham | nṛṣu pauruṣaṃ phalavān udyamo ‚ham | tenaiva teṣāṃ sthiteḥ