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सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन। अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।

sargāṇām ādir antaśh cha madhyaṁ chaivāham arjuna adhyātma-vidyā vidyānāṁ vādaḥ pravadatām aham

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 10, Verse 32
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Among creations I am the beginning, the middle, and the end, O Arjuna; among the sciences, I am the science of the Self; and I am the logic among controversialists.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: Krishna is the beginning, middle, and end of creation, among sciences, the science of the Self, and among the ways of speaking, he is the correct conclusion of debate, again returning to foundational claims after the long list, and specifically naming self-knowledge as the highest science.

In life: among everything you could study or master, understanding your own actual nature and patterns arguably has the most practical leverage over how the rest of your life unfolds.

Teaching: weight your ongoing learning and development to include real self-study alongside any external skill or subject you're pursuing, this verse specifically elevates that category above the others.

sargāṇāmof all creations
ādiḥthe beginning
antaḥend
chaand
madhyammiddle
chaand
evaindeed
ahamI
arjunaArjun
adhyātma-vidyāscience of spirituality
vidyānāmamongst sciences
vādaḥthe logical conclusion
pravadatāmof debates
ahamI

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
10.32 सर्गाणाम् among creations? आदिः the beginning? अन्तः the end? च and? मध्यम् the middle? च and? एव also? अहम् I? अर्जुन O Arjuna? अध्यात्मविद्या the science of the Self? विद्यानाम् among sciences? वादः logic? प्रवदताम् among controversialists? अहम् I.Commentary I am the metaphysics among all sciences. I am knowledge of the Self among all branches of knowledge. I am the argument of dators. I am the logic of disputants. I am the speech of orators.In verse 20 above the Lord says? I am the beginning? the middle and the end of the whole movable and immovable creation. Here the whole creation in general is referred to.As the knowledge of the Self leads to the attainment of the final beatitude of life or salvation? it is the chief among all branches of knowledge.Pravadatam By the word controversialists? we should here understand the various kinds of people using various kinds of argumentation in logic such as Vada? Jalpa and Vitanda. Yada is a way of arguing by which one gets at the truth of a certain estion. The aspirants who are free from RagaDvesha and jealousy raise amongst themselves estions and answers and enter into discussions on philosophical problems in order to ascertain and understand the nature of the Truth. They do not argue in order to gain victory over one another. This is Vada. Jalpa is wrangling in which one asserts his own opinion and refutes that of his opponent. Vitanda is idle carping at the arguments of ones opponents. No attempt is made to establish the other side of the estion. In Jalpa and Vitanda one tries to defeat another. There is desire for victory.