Bhagavad Gita 10.7: meaning and translation

Chapter 10: Vibhuti Yoga. Krishna says

Krishna says that whoever truly knows this glory (vibhūti) and power (yoga) of his becomes joined to him by unwavering yoga; there is no doubt of it.

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Bhagavad Gita 10.7

एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ।सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः ॥

Etam vibhutim yogam cha mama yo vetti tattvatahSovikampena yogena yujyate natra sanshayah

etāṃ vibhūtiṃ yogaṃ ca mama yo vetti tattvataḥ |so’vikampena yogena yujyate nātra saṃśayaḥ ||

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Our explanation Krishna says that whoever truly knows this glory (vibhūti) and power (yoga) of his becomes joined to him by unwavering yoga; there is no doubt of it.

हिंदी अर्थ कृष्ण कहते हैं कि जो उनकी इस विभूति (महिमा) और योग (दिव्य शक्ति) को सच्चे रूप में जानता है, वह अविचल योग से युक्त होता है; इसमें संदेह नहीं।

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  1. एताम् etām · this (pronoun (feminine), accusative singular) Dictionary: etad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 231, col. 2 “this, this here, here”
  2. विभूतिम् vibhūtim · glory, manifest power (noun (feminine), accusative singular) Dictionary: vi-bhūti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 978, col. 3 “manifestation of might, great power, superhuman power”
  3. योगम् yogam · power, yoga (noun (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: yoga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 856, col. 2 “any junction, union, combination”
  4. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
  5. मम mama · "my" (Krishna's) (pronoun, genitive singular) Dictionary: 1. mad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 777, col. 2 “base of the first pers. pron. in the sg. number (esp. in comp.)”
  6. यः yaḥ · who (relative pronoun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: yad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 844, col. 2 “who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that”
  7. वेत्ति vetti · knows (present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. vid, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 963, col. 2 “to know, understand, perceive, learn”
  8. तत्त्वतः tattvataḥ · truly, in essence (indeclinable) Dictionary: tat-tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 432, col. 3 “true or real state, truth, reality”
  9. सः saḥ · he (pronoun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
  10. अविकम्पेन avikampena · unwavering (adjective (masculine), instrumental singular) Dictionary: 3. a, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1, col. 1 “having a negative or privative or contrary sense”; vi-kamp, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 953, col. 3 “to tremble greatly, quiver, move about”
  11. योगेन yogena · by yoga (noun (masculine), instrumental singular) Dictionary: yoga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 856, col. 3 “application or concentration of the thoughts, abstract contemplation, meditation”
  12. युज्यते yujyate · is joined (present passive, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. yuj, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 853, col. 2 “to yoke or join or fasten or harness”
  13. न na · not (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. na, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 523, col. 1 “not, no, nor, neither”
  14. अत्र atra · about this (indeclinable) Dictionary: 1. a-tra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 17, col. 2 “in this place, here”
  15. संशयः saṃśayaḥ · doubt (noun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: saṃ-śaya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1117, col. 3 “uncertainty, irresolution, hesitation, doubt”

Old translations

Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882. Public domain. Page 87.

Whoever correctly knows these powers and emanations of mine, becomes possessed of devotion free from indecision; of this (there is) no doubt.

English translation: K. T. Telang, The Bhagavadgîtâ (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882); public domain. archive.org (page 87, scan leaf n100). Shown verbatim.
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882. Public domain. Page 87.

Whoever correctly knows these powers and emanations of mine, becomes possessed of devotion free from indecision; of this (there is) no doubt.

English translation: K. T. Telang, The Bhagavadgîtâ (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882); public domain. archive.org (page 87, scan leaf n100). Shown verbatim.

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Annie Besant, 1895. Public domain. Page 96.

He who knows in essence that sovereignty and Yoga of Mine, he is harmonised by unchanging Yoga; there is no doubt thereof.

English translation: Annie Besant, The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song (London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1895); public domain. archive.org (page 96, scan leaf n102). Shown verbatim.

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Swami Swarupananda, 1909 (first printed 1907). Public domain. Page 196.

He who in reality knows these manifold manifestation of My being and (this) Yoga power of Mine, becomes established in the unshakable Yoga; there is no doubt of it.

English translation: Swami Swarupananda, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita (Mayavati: Prabuddha Bharata Press, 1909; first printed in Prabuddha Bharata, 1907–1909); public domain. archive.org (page 196, scan leaf n199). Shown verbatim.

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The translation: K. T. Telang, The Bhagavadgîtâ (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882), p. 87. Bhagavad Gita 10.7.

The translation: Annie Besant, The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song (London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1895), p. 96. Bhagavad Gita 10.7.

The translation: Swami Swarupananda, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita (Mayavati: Prabuddha Bharata Press, 1909; first printed in Prabuddha Bharata, 1907–1909), p. 196. Bhagavad Gita 10.7.

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Sanskrit text: The Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song, with the text in Devanagari and an English translation, 1922. Meanings: written for Pujadeep and checked against the cited edition. Source and changes

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Krishna speaks this verse, in chapter 10 (Vibhuti Yoga).

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Sanskrit text: The Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song, with the text in Devanagari and an English translation, 1922. Meanings: written for Pujadeep and checked against the cited edition. See the source

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The Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song, with the text in Devanagari and an English translation (Annie Besant, G. A. Natesan & Co., Madras, 1922). Public domain. The Sanskrit on these pages was read from this printing’s page images.
Translation
The Bhagavadgîtâ with the Sanatsugâtîya and the Anugîtâ, translated by Kâshinâth Trimbak Telang (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, ed. F. Max Müller) (Kashinath Trimbak Telang, F. Max Müller, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1882). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
Translation
The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song, translated by Annie Besant (Annie Besant, Theosophical Publishing Society, London, 1895). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
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Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, with Sanskrit Text; Paraphrase with Word-by-word Literal Translation; English Rendering and Comments, Index, &c., by the Swami Swarupananda (Himalayan Series, No. XX) (Swami Swarupananda, The Editors and Publishers, Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati, Prabuddha Bharata Press, Mayavati, Almora, Himalayas, 1909). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
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In this text, 32 words follow today's common wording, checked against sanskritdocuments.org; Sanskrit Wikisource; Gita Press, Gorakhpur; GRETIL, Göttingen and Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.
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