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Bhagavad Gita 10.26
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Sanskrit
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।
गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः
गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः
Transliteration
aśhvatthaḥ sarva-vṛikṣhāṇāṁ devarṣhīṇāṁ cha nāradaḥ
gandharvāṇāṁ chitrarathaḥ siddhānāṁ kapilo muniḥ
gandharvāṇāṁ chitrarathaḥ siddhānāṁ kapilo muniḥ
Synonyms
uccaiḥśravasam: Uccaiḥśravā;
aśvānām: among horses;
viddhi: know;
mām: Me;
amṛta: udbhavam — produced from the churning of the ocean;
airāvatam: Airāvata;
gaja: indrāṇām — of lordly elephants;
narāṇām: among human beings;
ca: and;
nara: adhipam — the king .;
English Meaning
Of horses know Me to be Uccaiḥśravā, produced during the churning of the ocean for nectar. Of lordly elephants I am Airāvata, and among men I am the monarch.
Life Theme
Seeing Greatness
Life Application
Appreciating excellence and inspiration in leaders, teachers, or nature.