vedāhaṃ samatītāni vartamānāni cārjuna
bhaviṣyāṇi ca bhūtāni māṃ tu veda na kaś-cana
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he arjuna (O Arjuna!),
aham (I) samatītāni (past) vartamānāni (present) bhaviṣyāṇi ca (and future) bhūtāni (beings) veda (I know),
kaścana tu (but nobody) mām (me) na veda (does not know).
| veda |
– |
√vid (to know, to understand) Perf. P 3v.1 (meaning Praes.) – I know; |
| aham |
– |
asmat sn. 1n.1 – I; |
| samatītāni |
– |
samatīta (sam-ati-√i – to go away) PP 2n.3 n. – gone, past; |
| vartamānāni |
– |
vartamāna (√vṛt – to move, to happen, to act) PPr 2n.3 n. – existing, moving, present; |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| arjuna |
– |
arjuna 8n.1 m. – white, clear, O Arjuna; |
| bhaviṣyāṇi |
– |
bhaviṣya 2n.3 n. – future, coming (from: √bhū – to be); |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| bhūtāni |
– |
bhūta 1n.3 n. – beings, creatures (from: √bhū – to be, PP bhūta – been, real, world); |
| mām |
– |
asmat sn. 2n.1 – me; |
| tu |
– |
av. – but, then, or, and; |
| veda |
– |
√vid (to know, to understand) Perf. P 1v.1 (meaning Praes.) – he knows; |
| na |
– |
av. – not; |
| kaś-cana |
– |
kim-cana sn. 1n.1 m. – someone (from: kim – what?; -cana – indefinitive particle); |
bhaviṣyāṇi → bhaviṣyanti (they will be);
mām → mā (no);
māṁ tu veda na kaś-cana → na tu māṁ veda kaścana (but me nobody knows);
yayā yogamāyayā samāvṛtaṃ māṃ loko nābhijānāti, nāsau yogamāyā madīyā satī mameśvarasya māyāvino jñānaṃ pratibadhnāti | yathānyasyāpi māyāvino māyā jñānaṃ tadvat | yataḥ evam, ataḥ —ahaṃ tu veda jāne samatītāni samatikrāntāni bhūtāni, vartamānāni cārjuna, bhaviṣyāṇi ca bhūtāni vedāham | māṃ tu veda na kaścana mad-bhaktaṃ mac-charaṇam ekaṃ muktvā | mat-tattva-vedanābhāvād eva na māṃ bhajate
atītāni vartamānāni anāgatāni ca sarvāṇi bhūtāny ahaṃ veda jānāmi / māṃ tu veda na kaścana mayānusaṃdhīyamāneṣu kālatrayavartiṣu bhūteṣu mām evaṃvidhaṃ vāsudevaṃ sarvasamāśrayṇīyatvāyāvatīrṇaṃ viditvā mām eva samāśrayan na kaścid upalabhyata ityarthaḥ / ato jñānī sudurlabha eva
sarvottamaṃ mat-svarūpam ajānanta ity uktam | tad eva svasya sarvottamatvam anāvṛta-jñāna-śaktitvena darśayann anyeṣām ajñānam āha vedāham iti | samātītāni vinaṣṭāni vartamānāni ca bhaviṣyāṇi bhāvini ca trikāla-vartīni bhūtāni sthāvara-jaṅgamāni sarvāny ahaṃ veda jānāmi | māyāśrayatvān mama | tasyāḥ svāśraya-vyāmohakatvābhāvād iti prasiddham | māṃ tu ke ‚pi na vetti man-māyā-mohitatvāt | prasiddhaṃ hi loke māyāyāḥ svāśrayādhīnatvam anya-mohakatvaṃ ceti
ato māyayā svādhīnayā sarva-vyāmohakatvāt svayaṃ cāpratibaddha-jñānatvād āha vedāham iti | aham apratibaddha-sarva-vijñāto māyayā sarvān lokān mohayann api samātītāni cira-vinaṣṭāni vartamānāni ca bhaviṣyāṇi ca | evaṃ kāla-traya-vartīni bhūtāni sthāvara-jaṅgamāni sarvāny veda jānāmi | he ‚rjuna ! ato ‚haṃ sarva-jñaḥ parameśvara ity atra nāsti saṃśaya ity arthaḥ | māṃ tu | tu-śabdo jñāna-pratibandha-dyotanārthaḥ | māṃ sarva-darśinam api māyāvinam iva tan-māyā-mohitaḥ kaścana ko ‚pi mad-anugraha-bhājanaṃ mad-bhaktaṃ vinā na veda man-māyā-mohitatvāt | ato mat-tattva-vedanābhāvād eva prāyeṇa prāṇino māṃ na bhajanta ity abhiprāyaḥ
kiṃ ca māyāyāḥ svāśraya-vyāmohakatvābhāvād bahiraṅgā māyā | antaraṅgā yoga-māyā ca mama jñānaṃ nāvṛṇotīty āha vedāham iti | māṃ tu kaścana prākṛto ‚prākṛtaś ca loko mahā-rudrādir mahā-sarvajño ‚pi na kārtsnyena veda, yathāyogaṃ māyayā yoga-māyayā ca jñānāvaraṇād iti bhāvaḥ
nanu māyāvṛtatvāt tava jīvavad ajñatāpattir iti cet tatrāha vedāham iti | na hi mad-adhīnayā mat-tejasābhibhūtayā dūrato javanikayaiva māṃ sevamānayā māyayā mama kācid vikṛtir ity arthaḥ | māṃ tu vedeti maj-jñānī koṭiṣv api sudurlabha ity arthaḥ
