{"data":{"canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","workId":"gita","work":"gita","edition":"gita-standard-700","corpusVersion":"gita-1.0.0-rc.1","chapter":11,"verse":18,"speaker":"Arjuna","representations":{"devanagari":"त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं\nत्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।\nत्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता\nसनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे ॥","iast":"tvamakṣaraṃ paramaṃ veditavyaṃ tvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam\ntvamavyayaḥ śāśvatadharmagoptā sanātanastvaṃ puruṣo mato me","english":"You are indestructible, the supreme one to be known. You are the highest support of this universe. You are the inexhaustible protector of everlasting piety. I believe you to be the eternal being."},"translation":{"translator":"Kashinath Trimbak Telang","editionYear":1882,"status":"machine-aligned; two human reviews pending","alignmentConfidence":0.394},"variants":[],"provenance":[{"sourceId":"vedic-scriptures","locator":"BG11.18","role":"Devanagari and IAST digital witness"},{"sourceId":"telang-1882","locator":"Chapter 11; aligned against BG11.18","role":"English translation witness"}],"review":{"transcription":"machine-cross-checked","firstHumanReview":"pending","secondHumanReview":"pending","releaseEligible":false},"checksum":"a009638428f109d20502883434db3dfba8b6d8f1324b5b4c0f34286f495270e5","commentaries":[{"id":"prabhupada-ec:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"prabhupada","author":"A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada","editionId":"prabhupada-ec","fieldCode":"ec","language":"en","script":"Latn","contentType":"commentary","content":"There is no purport for this verse","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/prabhu/ec","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"b189d4d88e5b325fdeecf228838259de5aa00b21c4362bfa1442ac41b62b1530","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"prabhupada-et:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"prabhupada","author":"A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada","editionId":"prabhupada-et","fieldCode":"et","language":"en","script":"Latn","contentType":"translation","content":"You are the supreme primal objective. You are the ultimate resting place of all this universe. You are inexhaustible, and You are the oldest. You are the maintainer of the eternal religion, the Personality of Godhead. This is my opinion.","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/prabhu/et","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"6cebeb3095f26ecbad2109ecd4c517d3b25e048e381d861eaa6d5d2972cc0d5b","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"abhinavagupta-sc:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"abhinavagupta","author":"Abhinavagupta","editionId":"abhinavagupta-sc","fieldCode":"sc","language":"sa","script":"Deva","contentType":"commentary","content":"।।11.18।।समनन्तरेणाध्यायेन य एवार्थ उक्तस्तमेव प्रत्यक्षीकर्तुमर्जुनः पृच्छति (S?N?K (n) add स एव चायमुद्यमः after पृच्छति)। यो ह्युपदेशक्रमेणार्थोऽवगतः स एव प्रत्यक्षसंविदोपारुह्यमाणः स्फुटीभवति। तदर्थमेवेमे उक्तिप्रत्युक्ती उच्येते -- त्वमक्षरमिति। सात्वतधर्मगोप्तेति। सत् सत्यं क्रियाज्ञानयोरुभयोरपि भेदाप्रतिभासात्मकं तथा,(S??N?K (n) add परमगुरौ महादेवेऽर्पणम् before तथा See Ag. XII? 11 and our note No. 13 thereon) सत्तात्मकं प्रकाशरूपं (S?K (n) प्रकाशशीलम्) तत्त्वं विद्यते येषां ते सात्वताः। तेषां धर्मः अनवरतग्रहणसंन्यासपरत्वात् सृष्टिसंहारविषयः सकलमार्गोत्तीर्णः? तं गोपायत्रे। एतदेवात्राध्याये रहस्यं प्रायशो देवीस्तोत्रविवृतौ मयप्रकाशितम्। तत् सहृदयैः सोपदेशैः स्वयमेवावगम्यते इति किं पुनः पुनः स्फुटतरप्रकाशनवाचालतया।","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/abhinav/sc","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"8c882afc011aecc526e180cef36eab4585a0e9d56d0df2bdec3da1123c46e05d","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"abhinavagupta-et:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"abhinavagupta","author":"Abhinavagupta","editionId":"abhinavagupta-et","fieldCode":"et","language":"en","script":"Latn","contentType":"translation","content":"11.18 Tvam aksaram etc. Guardian of the pious acts of the Satvatas. Satvatas are the same as the Satvatas i.e. those who are established in the Truth that does not take cognizance of any difference between the Action (11.Spanda) and the Consciousness; the Truth which is nothing but Existentiality and is in the form of Awarenes. Their pious act is that act [of meditation] of theirs which - on account of its being continously engaged in the process of undertaking and rejecting [things] - consists of the act of emanation and absorption, and is the most superior of all the paths [leading to salvation]. The Lord protects that pious act. This is the secret in this chapter and it has been made almost clear by me (11.Ag.) in my (11.Ag.'s) Vivrti (11.Commentary) on the Devistotra (11.Goddess-Hymn). That is self-evident to the learned readers, with critical accuman, and initiation. Hence, why to take recourse to the verbiage of explaining again and again what is already known very clearly.","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/abhinav/et","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"b8f306375b8b614c7d8b46fc1aa4f99c91dd419b6fb71c88e2fa659838df8f24","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"dhanapati-sc:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"dhanapati","author":"Dhanapati","editionId":"dhanapati-sc","fieldCode":"sc","language":"sa","script":"Deva","contentType":"commentary","content":"।।11.18।।दृष्ट्वा चानुमिनोमि। त्वमक्षरं न क्षरतीत्यक्षरं परमं ब्रह्म श्रुवणादिना मुमुक्षुभिर्वेदितव्यं ज्ञातव्यं त्वमेव। यतोऽस्य विश्वस्य परं प्रकृष्टं निधानं निधीयतेऽस्मिन्निति निधानं परः आश्रयस्त्वमेव। किंच त्वमव्ययो विनाशरहितः पुनश्च शश्वदभवस्य नित्यस्य नित्यवेदबोधितस्य धर्मस्य गोप्ता रक्षकोऽतस्त्वं चिरंतनः पुरुषो ममाभिमतः।","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/dhan/sc","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"69860b1e33d383c948324262a78fae539ca9fad7479db957c79bffa1c677ab7d","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"s-sankaranarayan-et:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"s-sankaranarayan","author":"Dr. S. 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किन्तु अव्ययोऽविनाशी नित्यः। एवं सर्वधर्मानुक्त्वा मुख्यं स्वनिश्चिततामाह -- सनातनः पुरुषः पुरुषोत्तमो मे मम मतः सम्मत इत्यर्थः।","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/puru/sc","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"285fbf568f43d32bd139cd057ef210cabef2543fd8a116a9d58d43bcc8c0f76b","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"ramanuja-sc:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"ramanuja","author":"Rāmānuja","editionId":"ramanuja-sc","fieldCode":"sc","language":"sa","script":"Deva","contentType":"commentary","content":"।।11.18।।उपनिषत्सुद्वे विद्ये वेदितव्ये (मु0 उ0 1।1।4) इत्यादिषु वेदितव्यतया निर्दिष्टं परमम् अक्षरं त्वम् एव। अस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानं विश्वस्य अस्य परमाधारभूतः त्वम् एव? त्वम् अव्ययः व्ययंरहितः? यत्स्वरूपो यद्गुणो यद्विभवश्च त्वं तेन एव रूपेण सर्वदा अवतिष्ठसे? शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता शाश्वतस्य नित्यस्य वैदिकस्य धर्मस्य एवमादिभिः अवतारैः त्वम् एव गोप्ता। सनातनः त्वं पुरुषो मतो मेवेदामहेतं पुरुषं महान्तम् (तै. आ. 3।12।7)परात्परं पुरुषम् (मु0 उ0 3।2।8) इत्यादिषु उदितः सनातनपुरुषः त्वम् एव इति मे मतो ज्ञातः।,यदुकुलतिलकः त्वम् एवंभूत इदानीं साक्षात्कृतो मया इत्यर्थः।","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/raman/sc","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"ab7a0c2dc737324115799faa1fdd53759622dd047ad308c6f7d5f6fadc3905cc","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"ramanuja-et:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"ramanuja","author":"Rāmānuja","editionId":"ramanuja-et","fieldCode":"et","language":"en","script":"Latn","contentType":"translation","content":"11.18 You alone are the Supreme 'Imperishable Person' indicated as that which ought to be realised in such Upanisadic passages as: 'Two sciences are to be known' (Mun. 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Such is the meaning.","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/raman/et","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"0c553754d5b1cf99aa917eeb47962d4792117e14348193842d8c3661372ff3d3","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"purohit-swami-et:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"purohit-swami","author":"Shri Purohit Swami","editionId":"purohit-swami-et","fieldCode":"et","language":"en","script":"Latn","contentType":"translation","content":"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting.","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/purohit/et","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"0fb53ded28953a153fa1fbbfff27438989184f0aa7e9ddcde097da74857c96d2","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"swami-adidevananda-et:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"swami-adidevananda","author":"Swami Adidevananda","editionId":"swami-adidevananda-et","fieldCode":"et","language":"en","script":"Latn","contentType":"translation","content":"11.18 You are the Imperishable, Supreme One to be realised. You are the Supreme Substratum of this universe. You are immutable, the guardian of the eternal law, I know You are the Supreme Person who is everlasting.","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/adi/et","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"39a1d8db0402c6b76acb552b3e1be8954b9cd80b3825bc9278e4541f15925538","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"swami-chinmayananda-hc:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"swami-chinmayananda","author":"Swami Chinmayananda","editionId":"swami-chinmayananda-hc","fieldCode":"hc","language":"hi","script":"Deva","contentType":"commentary","content":"।।11.18।। सभी बुद्धिमान् पुरुष अपने प्रत्येक अनुभव से किसी निष्कर्ष तक पहुँचने का प्रयत्न करते हैं? जो उनका ज्ञान कहलाता है। अर्जुन को भी ऐसा ही एक अनुभव हो रहा था? जो अपनी सम्पूर्णता में बुद्धि से अग्राह्य और शब्दों से अनिर्वचनीय था। परन्तु उसने जो कुछ देखा? उससे वह कुछ निष्कर्ष निकालने का प्रयत्न करता है। इस अनुभव को समझकर वह इस निष्कर्ष पर पहुँचता है कि इस विराट्स्वरूप के पीछे जो शक्ति या चैतन्य है? वही अविनाशी परम सत्य है।समुद्र में उत्पत्ति? स्थिति और लय को प्राप्त होने वाली समस्त तरंगांे का प्रभव या स्रोत समुद्र होता है। वही उन तरंगों का निधान है। निधान का अर्थ है जिसमें वस्तुएं निहित हों अर्थात् उनका आश्रय। इसी प्रकार अर्जुन भी इस बुद्धिमत्तापूर्ण निष्कर्ष पर पहुँचता है कि विराट् पुरुष ही सम्पूर्ण विश्व का निधान अर्थात् अधिष्ठान है। विश्व शब्द से केवल यह दृष्ट भौतिक जगत् ही नहीं समझना चाहिये। वेदान्त के अनुसार जो वस्तु दृष्ट अनुभूत या ज्ञात है? वह विश्व शब्द की परिभाषा में आती है? इस परिभाषा के अनुसार विषय तथा उनके ग्राहक करण इन्द्रिय? मन आदि सब विश्व है और पुरुष उसका निधान है।विकारी वस्तुओं के विकारों अर्थात् परिवर्तनों के लिए एक अविकारी अधिष्ठान की आवश्यकता होती है। यह परिवर्तनशील जगत् सदैव देश और काल की धुन पर नृत्य करता रहता है। परन्तु? घटनाओं की निरंतरता का अनुभव कर उनका एक सम्पूर्ण ज्ञान प्राप्त करने के लिए एक नित्य अपरिवर्तनशील ज्ञाता का होना अत्यावश्यक है। वह ज्ञाता किसी भी प्रकार से स्वयं उन घटनाओं में लिप्त नहीं होता है। ऐसा यह अविकारी चेतन तत्त्व ही वह सत्य आत्मा है? जो इतने विशाल विश्वरूप को धारण कर सकता है। इन विचारों को ध्यान में रखकर अर्जुन यह घोषणा करता है कि वह चेतन तत्त्व? जिसने स्वयं को इस आश्चर्यमय रूप में परिवर्तित कर लिया है? वही एकमेव अविनाशी अपरिवर्तनशील सत्य है? जो इस विकारी जगत् में सर्वत्र व्याप्त है।हिन्दुओं के मत के अनुसार धर्म का रक्षक स्वयं परमेश्वर है? और न कि एक र्मत्य राजा या पुरोहित वर्ग। हिन्दू लोग किसी ऐसे आकस्मिक देवदूत के अनुयायी नहीं हैं? जिसका क्षणिक ऐतिहासिक अस्तित्त्व था और जिसके जीवन का कार्य तत्कालीन पीढ़ी की यथासंभव सेवा करना था। हिन्दुओं के लिए सनातन सत्य पुरुष ही लक्ष्य है? गुरु है और मार्ग भी है। धर्म की रक्षा के लिए हमें विषैली गैस अथवा अणुबम जैसी किसी लौकिक शक्ति की आवश्यकता नहीं है।आप ही सनातन पुरुष हैं? ऐसा मेरा मत है वेदान्त के एक रूपक के अनुसार स्थूल शरीर को एक राजनगरी के समान माना गया है और जिसके नौ द्वार हैं। प्रत्येक का नियंत्रण तथा रक्षण एकएक अधिष्ठातृ देवता के द्वारा किया जाता है। इस नवद्वार पुरी में निवास करने वाला चैतन्य तत्त्व पुरुष कहलाता है।इस श्लोक के संदर्भ में इसका अभिप्राय यह है कि हमारे जीवन की पहेली का समाधान इस सनातन पुरुष की प्राप्ति में ही है? न कि बाह्य जगत् के विषयों में। यह पुरुष ही विश्व का अधिष्ठान है? जो विश्वरूप को धारण कर सकता है? जिसको अर्जुन विस्मय भरी दृष्टि से देख रहा है।","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/chinmay/hc","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"111cfa6ba004279592524a006a5493dbd84711af2482121a4b78d8063b6e3095","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"swami-gambirananda-et:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"swami-gambirananda","author":"Swami Gambirananda","editionId":"swami-gambirananda-et","fieldCode":"et","language":"en","script":"Latn","contentType":"translation","content":"11.18 You are the Immutable, the supreme One to be known; You are the most perfect repository of this Universe. You are the Imperishable, the Protector of the ever-existing religion; You are the eternal Person. This is my belief.","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/gambir/et","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"c7d700e6b2befee1d3cbbe00fdd7026667d6a418e28831397221d2863e5bb45a","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"swami-ramsukhdas-hc:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"swami-ramsukhdas","author":"Swami Ramsukhdas","editionId":"swami-ramsukhdas-hc","fieldCode":"hc","language":"hi","script":"Deva","contentType":"commentary","content":"।।11.18।। व्याख्या--'त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यम्'-- वेदों, शास्त्रों, पुराणों, स्मृतियों, सन्तोंकी वाणियों और तत्त्वज्ञ जीवन्मुक्त महापुरुषोंद्वारा जाननेयोग्य जो परमानन्दस्वरूप अक्षरब्रह्म है, जिसको निर्गुण-निराकार कहते हैं, वे आप ही हैं।'त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्'--देखने, सुनने और समझनेमें जो कुछ संसार आता है, उस संसारके परम आश्रय, आधार आप ही हैं। जब महाप्रलय होता है, तब सम्पूर्ण संसार कारणसहित आपमें ही लीन होता है और फिर महासर्गके आदिमें आपसे ही प्रकट होता है। इस तरह आप इस संसारके परम निधान हैं। [इन पदोंसे अर्जुन सगुणनिराकारका वर्णन करते हुए स्तुति करते हैं।]'त्वं शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता'--जब धर्मकी हानि और अधर्मकी वृद्धि होती है, तब आप ही अवतार लेकर अधर्मका नाश करके सनातनधर्मकी रक्षा करते हैं। [इन पदोंसे अर्जुन सगुणसाकारका वर्णन करते हुए स्तुति करते हैं।]'अव्ययः सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे'--अव्यय अर्थात् अविनाशी, सनातन, आदिरहित, सदा रहनेवाले उत्तम पुरुष आप ही हैं, ऐसा मैं मानता हूँ।\nसम्बन्ध--पंद्रहवेंसे अठारहवें श्लोकतक आश्चर्यचकित करनेवाले देवरूपका वर्णन करके अब आगेके दो श्लोकोंमें अर्जुन उस विश्वरूपकी उग्रता, प्रभाव, सामर्थ्यका वर्णन करते हैं।","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/rams/hc","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"bfb051f977a847a3ad8915b9bcc09ae116e06ab7d5cb542d75b9e58a5f8fdd69","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"swami-ramsukhdas-ht:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"swami-ramsukhdas","author":"Swami Ramsukhdas","editionId":"swami-ramsukhdas-ht","fieldCode":"ht","language":"hi","script":"Deva","contentType":"translation","content":"।।11.18।। आप ही जाननेयोग्य परम अक्षर (अक्षरब्रह्म) हैं, आप ही इस सम्पूर्ण विश्वके परम आश्रय हैं, आप ही सनातनधर्मके रक्षक हैं और आप ही अविनाशी सनातन पुरुष हैं -- ऐसा मैं मानता हूँ।","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/rams/ht","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"a6759b0dd1b6e9ec78c19d43dcddeeb3391a6d2dfdc6c12791c0f08def08a334","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"swami-sivananda-ec:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"swami-sivananda","author":"Swami Sivananda","editionId":"swami-sivananda-ec","fieldCode":"ec","language":"en","script":"Latn","contentType":"commentary","content":"11.18 त्वम् Thou? अक्षरम् imperishable? परमम् the Supreme Being? वेदितव्यम् worthy to be known? त्वम् Thou? अस्य (of) this? विश्वस्य of universe? परम् the great? निधानम् treasurehouse? त्वम् Thou? अव्ययः imperishable? शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता Protector of the Eternal Dharma? सनातनः ancient? त्वम् Thou? पुरुषः Purusha? मतः thought? मे of me.Commentary VisvasyaNidhaanam Treasurehouse of this universe? also means abode or refuge or the substratum of this universe. It is because of this that all the beings in the universe are preserved and protected. He is the inexhaustibel source to Whom the devotee turns at all times. Deluded indeed are they that ignore this divine treasurehouse and runa fter the shadow of the objects of the senses which do not contain even an iota of pleasure.Veditavyam To be known by the aspirants or seekrs of liberation? through Sravana (hearing of the scriptures)? Manana (reflection) and Nididhyasana (meditation).Avyayah means inexhaustible? unchanging? undying.","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/siva/ec","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"06a384a76fe24e2965cd34007104f50def69c5813cadfd4824078185f40580f9","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"swami-sivananda-et:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"swami-sivananda","author":"Swami Sivananda","editionId":"swami-sivananda-et","fieldCode":"et","language":"en","script":"Latn","contentType":"translation","content":"11.18 Thou art the Imperishable, the Supreme Being, worthy to be known. Thou art the great treasure-house of this universe; Thou art the imperishable protector of the eternal Dhrama; Thou art the Primal Person, I deem.","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/siva/et","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"2d531237d1af32bc3898e03e0f89401edcd58e638649e6e9ecda80e0633d51c8","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"swami-tejomayananda-ht:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"swami-tejomayananda","author":"Swami Tejomayananda","editionId":"swami-tejomayananda-ht","fieldCode":"ht","language":"hi","script":"Deva","contentType":"translation","content":"।।11.18।। आप ही जानने योग्य (वेदितव्यम्) परम अक्षर हैं; आप ही इस विश्व के परम आश्रय (निधान) हैं ! आप ही शाश्वत धर्म के रक्षक हैं और आप ही सनातन पुरुष हैं,ऐसा मेरा मत है।।","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/tej/ht","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"15c0ed65c72a4156c23e460b975c7fc6a969999db3066a30720d547b68d1b073","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"vallabhacharya-sc:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"vallabhacharya","author":"Vallabhācārya","editionId":"vallabhacharya-sc","fieldCode":"sc","language":"sa","script":"Deva","contentType":"commentary","content":"।।11.18।।यस्मादेवं तस्मात् -- त्वमक्षरमिति। ब्रह्मविशेषणतया व्याख्येयं ज्ञानिभिर्वेदितव्यं यदुक्तं तत्त्वमसि [छा.उ.6।8।715]सनातनः पुरुषः इति समष्टिभूतस्याप्यव्यक्तः कारणभूतः पुरुषलिङ्गकः। न तु स्त्रीलिङ्गाव्यक्ताप्रकृतिरेवम्भूता सर्वत्र निर्वक्तुं शक्या अव्यक्तस्याक्षरस्य पुरुषत्वेन निर्द्देशात्।","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/vallabh/sc","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"f2ba2d6211920f01e1007215c1e1abfc35c59164f7c6445e35783abcd8b8f7e8","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"vedanta-desika-sc:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"vedanta-desika","author":"Vedānta Deśika Veṅkaṭanātha","editionId":"vedanta-desika-sc","fieldCode":"sc","language":"sa","script":"Deva","contentType":"commentary","content":"।।11.18।।त्वमक्षरमिति।त्वमक्षरम् इत्यादिना भगवत्प्रभावदर्शनादेवमक्षरवेदितव्याव्ययसनातनपुरुषादिशब्दैर्मुण्डकोपनिषदादिस्मारणमित्यभिप्रायेणाह -- उपनिषत्स्विति।निर्दिष्टमिति -- अथ परा यया तदक्षरमधिगम्यते [मुं.उ.1।9।5] इत्यादिनेति शेषः।विष्णुसंज्ञं सर्वाधारं धाम् इत्याद्यनुसन्धानेनाह -- विश्वस्यास्य परमाधारभूत इति। निधीयतेऽस्मिन्निति निधानम् निधानानामपि निधानत्वात्परं निधानम्।आधारभूतं विश्वस्य इत्याद्युक्तजीवव्यवच्छेदार्थः परशब्दः। भूतमात्राः प्रज्ञामात्रास्वर्पिताः। प्रज्ञामात्राः प्राणेऽर्पिताः [कौ.उ.3।9] इति हि श्रूयते। अनन्याधारत्वाय परमशब्देन व्याक्रिया। अव्ययशब्देन तदव्ययम् [मुं.उ.1।1।6] अनन्तमव्ययं कविम् [म.ना.9।6] इत्यादिकं स्मारितम्। स्वरूपस्य गुणस्य विभवस्य वा यदा कदाचित्प्रच्युतिर्हि व्ययः स सर्वोऽप्यस्य नास्तीत्यविशेषिताव्ययशब्देनोच्यते? दृश्यमानाकारानुवादित्वं शब्दनिर्दिष्टविशेषकत्वादव्ययशब्दस्य जीवादिसाधारणस्वरूपमात्रनित्यतोक्तावतिशयाभावादित्यभिप्रायेणाह -- यत्स्वरूपो यद्गुणो यद्विभवश्चेति। अत्र विभवशब्देन नित्यविभूतिर्विवक्षिता विभूतियुगलविवक्षायां तु द्रव्यस्वरूपस्यान्यूनानतिरिक्तत्वमात्रमिह विवक्षितमिति भाव्यम्। शश्वद्भवः शाश्वतः। शाश्वतत्वे हेतुः नित्यागममूलत्वमित्यभिप्रायेण -- वैदिकस्येत्युक्तम्।नारायणः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता इत्यादिष्वपि वैदिक एव विशेषधर्म उच्यत इत्यभिप्रायः। प्रत्यक्षशास्त्राभ्यामवगतोऽयमर्थ उच्यत इत्यभिप्रायेण -- एवमादिभिरवतारैरित्युक्तम्। पुरुषविषयेण श्रुतिद्वयेनोपास्यत्वप्राप्यत्वप्रदर्शनम्। आदिशब्देन येनाक्षरं पुरुषं वेद सत्यम् [मुं.उ.1।2।13] इत्यादिकं क्रोडीकृतम्। सनातनशब्देन सत्यशब्दोपबृंहणम्।मतः इति स्वाभिमानमात्रप्रतीतिव्युदासायाहज्ञात इति। अत्र श्लोकेत्वम् इति प्राचीनमांसचक्षुःप्रतिपन्नाकारानुवादः। शेषेण तु दिव्यचक्षुर्लाभसाक्षात्कृताकारकथनम्। प्रभावमात्रज्ञानस्य प्रागेव सिद्धत्वादित्यभिप्रायेणाहयदुकुलेति। मतशब्दोऽत्र सामान्यरूपःपश्यामि इत्युक्तसाक्षात्काराख्यविशेषपर्यवसित इत्यभिप्रायेण -- इदानीं साक्षात्कृत इत्युक्तम्।","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/venkat/sc","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"cbeb5deaf8991af9e83a93113a2ba40fb1a9e2513e9bd552eded94b525e64680","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"anandagiri-sc:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"anandagiri","author":"Ānandagiri","editionId":"anandagiri-sc","fieldCode":"sc","language":"sa","script":"Deva","contentType":"commentary","content":"।।11.18।।सप्रपञ्चे भगवद्रूपे प्रकृते प्रकरणविरुद्धं त्वमक्षरमित्यादिनिरुपाधिकवचनमित्याशङ्क्याह -- इतएवेति। योगशक्तिरैश्वर्यातिशयः। न क्षरतीति निष्प्रपञ्चत्वमुच्यते। परमपुरुषार्थत्वात्परमार्थत्वाच्च ज्ञातव्यत्वम्। यस्मिन्द्यौः पृथिवीत्यादौ प्रपञ्चायतनस्यैव ततो निकृष्टस्य ज्ञातव्यत्वश्रवणात्। कुतो ब्रह्मणो ज्ञातव्यत्वं तत्राह -- त्वमस्येति। निष्प्रपञ्चस्य ब्रह्मणो ज्ञेयत्वे हेत्वन्तरमाह -- किञ्चेति। अविनाशित्वात्तवैव ज्ञातव्यत्वादतिरिक्तस्य नाशित्वेन हेयत्वादित्यर्थः। ज्ञानकर्मात्मनो धर्मस्य नित्यत्वं वेदप्रमाणकत्वं धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामीत्युक्तत्वाद् गोप्ता रक्षिता।","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/anand/sc","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"1d1ce673694fd355e968ae53dfe6f07fb7f8c811cb418bb008cbb6af8920b4c8","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"shankaracharya-sc:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"shankaracharya","author":"Śaṅkarācārya","editionId":"shankaracharya-sc","fieldCode":"sc","language":"sa","script":"Deva","contentType":"commentary","content":"।।11.18।। --,त्वम् अक्षरं न क्षरतीति? परमं ब्रह्म वेदितव्यं ज्ञातव्यं मुमुक्षुभिः। त्वम् अस्य विश्वस्य समस्तस्य जगतः परं प्रकृष्टं निधानं निधीयते अस्मिन्निति निधानं परः आश्रयः इत्यर्थः। किञ्च? त्वम् अव्ययः न तव व्ययो विद्यते इति अव्ययः? शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता शश्वद्भवः शाश्वतः नित्यः धर्मः तस्य गोप्ता शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता। सनातनः चिरंतनः त्वं पुरुषः परमः मतः अभिप्रेतः मे मम।।किञ्च --,","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/sankar/sc","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"85d92a1c38d3289f29bfa8ff935d6a7a888e0b2a129b7b22b9cf02ece8a114ea","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"shankaracharya-et:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"shankaracharya","author":"Śaṅkarācārya","editionId":"shankaracharya-et","fieldCode":"et","language":"en","script":"Latn","contentType":"translation","content":"11.18 Tvam, You; are the aksaram, Immutable; the paramam, supreme One, Brahman; veditavyam, to be known-by those aspiring for Liberation. You are the param, most perfect; nidhanam, repository-where things are deposited, i.e. the ultimate resort; asya visvasya, of this Universe, of the entire creation. Further. You are the avyayah, Imperishable-there is no decay in You; the sasvata-dharma-gopta, Protector (gopta) of the ever-existing (sasvata) religion (dharma). You are the sanatanah, eternal; transcendental purusah, Person. This is me, my; matah, belief-what is meant by me.\nMoreover,","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/sankar/et","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"2f29082825880819bb8e235027d6188a9b84ba6d067da8fc0b45a6feb3808c50","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"shankaracharya-ht:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"shankaracharya","author":"Śaṅkarācārya","editionId":"shankaracharya-ht","fieldCode":"ht","language":"hi","script":"Deva","contentType":"translation","content":"।।11.18।।इसीलिये अर्थात् आपकी योगशक्तिको देखकर ही मैं अनुमान करता हूँ --, आप मुमुक्षु पुरुषोंद्वारा जाननेयोग्य परमअक्षर अर्थात् जिसका कभी नाश न हो ऐसे परमब्रह्म परमात्मा हैं। आप ही इस समस्त जगत्के परम उत्तम निधान हैं -- जिसमें कोई वस्तु रक्खी जाय उसे निधान कहते हैं? सो आप इस संसारके परम आश्रय हैं। इसके सिवा आप अविनाशी हैं अर्थात् आपका कभी नाश नहीं होता? इसलिये आप नाशरहित हैं और सनातनधर्मके रक्षक हैं अर्थात् जो सदासे है? ऐसे नित्यधर्मके आप रक्षक हैं और आप ही सनातन परमपुरुष हैं -- यह मेरा मत है।","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/sankar/ht","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"b774f77deb91a7c07072ae31e06557d324e6f623ef7516e0fa1183c5bb9e9979","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"},{"id":"sridhara-svamin-sc:source:11.18","canonicalRef":"gita.11.18","chapter":11,"verse":18,"authorId":"sridhara-svamin","author":"Śrīdhara Svāmin","editionId":"sridhara-svamin-sc","fieldCode":"sc","language":"sa","script":"Deva","contentType":"commentary","content":"।।11.18।। यस्मादेवं तवातर्क्यमैश्वर्यं तस्मात् -- त्वमिति। त्वमेवाक्षरं परमं ब्रह्म। कथंभूतम्। वेदितव्यं मुमुक्षुभिर्ज्ञातव्यम्। त्वमेवास्य विश्वस्य परं निधानं निधीयतेऽस्मिन्निति निधानं प्रकृष्टाश्रयः। अतएव त्वमव्ययो नित्यः शाश्वतस्य नित्यस्य धर्मंस्य गोप्ता पालकः सनातनश्चिरंतनः पुरुषो मे मतः संमतोऽसि।","sourceLocator":"bhagavadgita_chapter_11_slok_18.json#/srid/sc","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/vedicscriptures/bhagavad-gita","sourceCommit":"43dfc8db815d01e15a347ea294b089334cf2aa17","alignmentStatus":"machine-validated; human review pending","checksum":"be7c192212f04c970cf9b8d989290f6cc5c4af564e921cb94698e40ef66d27c1","corpusVersion":"gita-commentaries-0.2.0"}]},"meta":{"commentaryCount":29}}