Bhagavad Gita 4.4

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Sanskrit

अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति

Transliteration

arjuna uvācha
aparaṁ bhavato janma paraṁ janma vivasvataḥ
katham etad vijānīyāṁ tvam ādau proktavān iti

Synonyms

śrī: bhagavān uvāca — the Personality of Godhead said;

bahūni: many;

me: of Mine;

vyatītāni: have passed;

janmāni: births;

tava: of yours;

ca: and also;

arjuna: O Arjuna;

tāni: those;

aham: I;

veda: do know;

sarvāṇi: all;

na: not;

tvam: you;

vettha: know;

param: tapa — O subduer of the enemy .;

English Meaning

The Personality of Godhead said: Many, many births both you and I have passed. I can remember all of them, but you cannot, O subduer of the enemy!

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