Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 11, Verse 38

त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराण- स्त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् । वेत्तासि वेद्यं च परं च धाम त्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप

tvamādidevaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇa- stvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam | vettāsi vedyaṃ ca paraṃ ca dhāma tvayā tataṃ viśvamanantarūpa

Translation

Thou art the Primal God, the Ancient Puruṣa; Thou art the Supreme Abode of all this. Thou art the Knower and the Knowable and the Supreme Abode. By Thee is all pervaded, O Being of infinite forms.

— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri

Word meanings

tvam

Thou

ādidevaḥ

first God

puruṣaḥ

Man

purāṇaḥ

ancient

tvam

thou

asya

(of) this

viśvasya

of world

param

highest

nidhānam

treasure-house

vettā

knower

asi

(thou) art

vedyam

to be known

ca

and

param

highest

ca

and

dhāma

dwelling

tvayā

by Thee

tatam

spread

viśvam

the universe

anantarūpa

O endless-Formed

Śaṅkarācārya's commentary

Primal God: because Thou art the creator of the Universe. Puruṣa: so called because He lies in the body. Abode: that in which the Universe rests during the Great Pralaya and such other periods. Knower: of all the knowable things. Supreme Abode: of Viṣṇu.