Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10, Verse 14
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव । न हि ते भगवन्व्यक्तिं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः
sarvametadṛtaṃ manye yanmāṃ vadasi keśava | na hi te bhagavanvyaktiṃ vidurdevā na dānavāḥ
Translation
I believe to be true all this which Thou sayest to me; for neither the Gods nor the Dānavas, O Lord, know Thy manifestation.
— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Word meanings
- sarvam
- all
- etat
- this
- ṛtam
- true
- manye
- (I) think
- yat
- which
- mām
- to me
- vadasi
- sayest
- keśava
- O Keśava
- na
- not
- hi
- indeed
- te
- thy
- bhagavan
- O blessed Lord
- vyaktim
- manifestation
- viduḥ
- know
- devāḥ
- Gods
- na
- not
- dānavāḥ
- Dānavas
Śaṅkarācārya's commentary
Because Thou art the source of the Devas and others, Thou alone canst know Thy own essential nature.