भगवद्गीता १०.३८
Bhagavadgītā 10.38
daṇḍo damayatāmasmi nītirasmi jigīṣatāmmaunaṃ caivāsmi guhyānāṃ jñānaṃ jñānavatāmaham
Transliteration IAST
daṇḍo damayatāmasmi nītirasmi jigīṣatām | maunaṃ caivāsmi guhyānāṃ jñānaṃ jñānavatāmaham
Translations signed
Of rulers I am the sceptre; of those that seek victory I am statesmanship; and of secrets I am also silence; the knowledge of knowers am I.
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- English Of rulers I am the sceptre; of those that seek victory I am statesmanship; and of secrets I am also silence; the knowledge of knowers am I. Annie Besant
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bg.10.38- Agreement
- Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
- text.deva
- भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
- text.iast
- भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0