Bhagavad Gita · Jnana Vijnana YogaChapter 7, Shloka 10 (7.10)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम्
बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्
॥ 7.10 ॥
bījaṃ māṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ viddhi pārtha sanātanam
buddhirbuddhimatāmasmi tejastejasvināmaham
Translation
"O Partha, know me as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent and the splendour of the splendid."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. Bījaṃ praroha-kāraṇam — the seed, that is, the cause of the sprout; sanātanaṃ cirantanam; buddhiḥ viveka-śaktiḥ antaḥkaraṇasya — the power of discernment of the inner faculty; tejaḥ prāgalbhyam — splendour means pragalbhya (boldness, self-confidence).
Acharya Ramanuja (7.8–7.11 combined) — ete sarve vilakṣaṇā bhāvā matta eva utpannāḥ mac-cheṣa-bhūtā mac-charīratayā mayi eva avasthitāḥ ataḥ tat-prakāraḥ aham eva avasthitaḥ
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.