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अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च। अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।।

अहमेवाक्षय: कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुख: || 33|| akṣharāṇām a-kāro ’smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya cha aham evākṣhayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṁ viśhvato-mukhaḥ

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 10, Verse 33
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Among the letters of the alphabet, I am the letter 'A' and the dual among compounds. I am verily the inexhaustible and everlasting time; I am the dispenser of the fruits of actions, having faces in all directions.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: among letters, he is the letter A, among compound words, the dual, he is imperishable time, and the four-faced creator, again reaching into the building blocks of language itself as another category containing an essential example.

In life: the smallest, most basic units of something, the first letter, the opening move, the foundational habit, often carry disproportionate importance relative to their apparent simplicity.

Teaching: pay closer attention to the smallest, most basic unit of whatever you're building or practicing, first words, first habits, opening moves, they often matter more than their simplicity suggests.

akṣharāṇāmamongst all letters
a-kāraḥthe beginning letter “A”
asmiI am
dvandvaḥthe dual
sāmāsikasyaamongst grammatical compounds
chaand
ahamI
evaonly
akṣhayaḥendless
kālaḥtime
dhātāamongst the creators
ahamI
viśhwataḥ-mukhaḥBrahma

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
10.33 अक्षराणाम् among letters? अकारः the letter A? अस्मि (I) am? द्वन्द्वः the dual? सामासिकस्य among all compounds? च and? अहम् I? एव verily? अक्षयः the inexhaustible or everlasting? कालः time? धाता the dispenser? अहम् I? विश्वतोमुखः the Allfaced (or having faces in all directions).Commentary Among the alphabets I am the letter A. Among the various kinds of compounds used in Sanskrit language I am the Dvandva (union of the two)? the copulative.Time here refers to the moment? the ultimate element of time or to Paramesvara? the Supreme Lord Who is the time of even time? since He is beyond time.As the Supreme Being is allpervading it is said that He has faces in all directions.