Bhagavad Gita 18.64 Meaning: Sarvaguhyatamam bhuyah shrinu

Bhagavad Gita 18.64

सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः शृणु मे परमं वचः ।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम् ॥

Sarvaguhyatamam bhuyah shrinu me paramam vachahIshtosi me dridhamiti tato vakshyami te hitam

sarvaguhyatamaṃ bhūyaḥ śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ |iṣṭo’si me dṛḍhamiti tato vakṣyāmi te hitam ||

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Our explanation Krishna asks Arjuna to hear once more his highest word, the most secret of all. He says that Arjuna is dearly loved by him, and so he will tell him what is for his good.

हिंदी अर्थ कृष्ण अर्जुन से एक बार फिर अपना परम वचन सुनने को कहते हैं, जो सबसे गुप्त है। वे कहते हैं कि अर्जुन उन्हें अत्यंत प्रिय हैं, इसलिए वे उनके हित की बात कहेंगे।

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सर्वगुह्यतमम् sarvaguhyatamam · the most secret of all (compound (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: sarva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1184, col. 3 “whole, entire, all, every”; guhya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 360, col. 3 “a secret, mystery”; 2. tama, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 438, col. 2 “an affix forming the superl. degree of adjectives”
भूयः bhūyaḥ · again (indeclinable) Dictionary: bhūyas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 763, col. 3 “once more, again, anew”
शृणु śṛṇu · hear (imperative, 2nd person singular) Dictionary: 1. śru, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1100, col. 3 “to hear, listen or attend to anything”
मे me · "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.)”
परमम् paramam · highest (adjective (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: parama, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 588, col. 1 “chief, highest, primary, most prominent or conspicuous; best, most excellent”
वचः vacaḥ · word (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: 1. vacas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 912, col. 3 “speech, voice, word”
इष्टः iṣṭaḥ · beloved (past participle (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: 1. iṣṭa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 169, col. 2 “wished, desired; liked, beloved”
असि asi · you are (present, 2nd person singular) Dictionary: 1. as, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 117, col. 2 “to be, live, exist, be present”
मे me · to "me" (Krishna) (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.)”
दृढम् dṛḍham · firmly, dearly (indeclinable) Dictionary: dṛḍha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 490, col. 2 “firmly, fast”
इति iti · therefore (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1 “in this manner, thus”
ततः tataḥ · so (indeclinable) Dictionary: tatas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 432, col. 2 “thereupon, then, after that, afterwards”
वक्ष्यामि vakṣyāmi · "I will tell" (future, 1st person singular) Dictionary: vac, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 912, col. 1 “to speak, say, tell, utter, announce, declare, mention, proclaim, recite, describe”
ते te · to you (pronoun, dative singular) Dictionary: 2. tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 463, col. 2 “base of the 2nd personal pron.”
हितम् hitam · what is good (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: 2. hita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1298, col. 2 “anything useful or salutary or suitable or proper, benefit, advantage, profit, service, good, welfare”

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