aśvatthaḥ sarva-vṛkṣāṇāṃ deva-rṣīṇāṃ ca nāradaḥ
gandharvāṇāṃ citrarathaḥ siddhānāṃ kapilo muniḥ
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sarva-vṛkṣāṇām (among all trees) [
aham]
(I) aśvatthaḥ [
asmi]
(I am the holy fig tree),
deva-rṣīṇām ca (among the divine sages) [
aham]
(I) nāradaḥ [
asmi]
(I am Nārada),
gandharvāṇām (among the gandharvas) [
aham]
(I) citrarathaḥ [
asmi]
(I am Citraratha),
siddhānām (among the perfected beings) [
aham]
(I) kapilaḥ muniḥ [
asmi]
(I am the sage Kapila).
| aśvatthaḥ |
– |
aśvattha 1n.1 m. – under which a horse stands; holy fig tree / Ficus Religiosa (from: aśva – horse; √sthā – to stand; other names of this tree: pippala, bodhi-druma); |
| sarva-vṛkṣāṇām |
– |
sarva-vṛkṣa 6n.3 n.; sarvāṇāṁ vṛkṣāṇām iti – among all trees (from: sarva – all, whole; √bṛh – to increase, vṛkṣa – growing, a tree); |
| deva-rṣīṇām |
– |
deva-rṣi 6n.3 m.; TP: devānām ṛṣīṇām iti – among the divine sages (from: √div – to shine, to play, deva – god, divinity; ṛṣi – sage, seer); |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| nāradaḥ |
– |
nāra-da 1n.1 m. – giving humanity, Nārada (from: nṛ – man, mankind, nara – a man, a person, nāra – related to men, waters; da – suffix meaning giver); |
| gandharvāṇām |
– |
gandharva 6n.3 m. – among divine musicians; |
| citrarathaḥ |
– |
citra-ratha 1n.1 m. – colourful chariot, Citraratha (from: citra – bright-coloured, spotted; ratha – chariot); |
| siddhānām |
– |
siddha (√sidh – to succeed, to become perfect) PP 6n.3 m. – among those who attained perfection; |
| kapilaḥ |
– |
kapila 1n.1 m. – monkey-coloured, brown, reddish, Kapila (from: kapi – małpa); |
| muniḥ |
– |
muni 1n.1 m. – sage, saint, seer (from: √man – to think, to imagine); |
aśvatthaḥ sarva-vṛkṣāṇām, devarṣīṇāṃ ca nārado devāḥ eva santaḥ ṛṣitvaṃ prāptāḥ mantra-darśitvāt te devarṣayaḥ | teṣāṃ nārado’smi | gandharvāṇāṃ citraratho nāma gandharvo’smi | siddhānāṃ janmanaiva dharma-jñāna-vairāgyaiśvaryātiśayaṃ prāptānāṃ kapilo muniḥ
commentary under the verse BhG 10.29
aśvattha iti | devā eva santo ye mantra-darśanena ṛṣitvaṃ prāptās teṣāṃ madhye nārado ‚smi | siddhānām utpattitaḥ eva adhigata-paramārtha-tattvānāṃ madhye kapilākhyo munir asmi
sarvaeṣāṃ vṛkṣāṇāṃ vanaspatīnām anyeṣāṃ ca | devā eva santo ye mantra-darśitvena ṛṣitvaṃ prāptās te devarṣayas teṣāṃ madhye nārado ‚ham asmi | gandharvāṇāṃ gāna-dharmaṇāṃ deva-gāyakānāṃ madhye citraratho ‚ham asmi | siddhānāṃ janmanaiva vinā prayatnaṃ dharma-jñāna-vairāgyaiśvaryātiśayaṃ prāptānām adhigata-paramārthānāṃ madhye kapilo munir aham
no commentary up to the verse BhG 10.27
pūjyatvena sarva-vṛkṣāṇāṃ madhye śreṣṭho ‚śvattho ‚haṃ devarṣīṇāṃ madhye parama-bhaktatvenotkṛṣṭo nārado ‚ham | gandharvāṇāṃ madhye ‚tigāyakatvenotkṛṣṭatvāc citraratho ‚ham | siddhānāṃ svābhāvikāṇimādimatāṃ kapilaḥ kārdamir munir aham
