Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 11, Verse 18

त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् । त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे

tvamakṣaraṃ paramaṃ veditavyaṃ tvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam | tvamavyayaḥ śāśvatadharmagoptā sanātanastvaṃ puruṣo mato me

Translation

Thou art the Imperishable, the Supreme Being worthy to be known. Thou art the great Abode of this Universe; Thou art the undying Guardian of the Eternal Dharma, Thou art the ancient Puruṣa, I deem.

— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri

Word meanings

tvam

Thou

akṣaram

imperishable

paramam

highest

veditavyam

to be known

tvam

Thou

asya

(of) this

viśvasya

of universe

param

highest

nidhānam

treasure-house

tvam

Thou

avyayaḥ

inexhaustible

śāśvatadharmagoptā

(of the) eternal, of dharma, the Protector

sanātanaḥ

ancient

tvam

thou

puruṣaḥ

man

mataḥ

thought

me

of me

Śaṅkarācārya's commentary

To be known: by seekers of liberation.