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यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन। न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम्।।10.39।।

yach chāpi sarva-bhūtānāṁ bījaṁ tad aham arjuna na tad asti vinā yat syān mayā bhūtaṁ charācharam

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 10, Verse 39
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
And whatever is the seed of all beings, that too am I, O Arjuna; there is no being, be it moving or unmoving, that can exist without Me.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: whatever is the seed of all beings, that Krishna is, there is nothing, moving or unmoving, that could exist without him, closing the long list by returning to the foundational, unifying claim underneath every single example given.

In life: after a long list of specific, varied examples, it's worth returning to the single underlying principle they were all meant to illustrate, so the specifics don't get mistaken for the actual point.

Teaching: after gathering many specific insights or examples on a topic that matters to you, take time to name the single underlying principle connecting them, don't let the specifics themselves substitute for that deeper unifying understanding.

yatwhich
chaand
apialso
sarva-bhūtānāmof all living beings
bījamgenerating seed
tatthat
ahamI
arjunaArjun
nanot
tatthat
astiis
vināwithout
yatwhich
syātmay exist
mayāme
bhūtamcreature
chara-acharammoving and nonmoving

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
10.39 यत् which? च and? अपि also? सर्वभूतानाम् among all beings? बीजम् seed? तत् that? अहम् I? अर्जुन O Arjuna? न not? तत् that? अस्ति is? विना without? यत् which? स्यात् may be? मया by Me? भूतम् being? चराचरम् moving or unmoving.Commentary I am the primeval seed from which all creation has come into existence. I am the seed of everything. I am the Self of everything. Nothing can exist without Me. Everything is of My nature. I am the essence of everything. Without Me all things would be mere void. I am the soul of everything.