Verse 7.10

बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम् ।

बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् ॥

7.10

Transliteration

bījaṃ māṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ viddhi pārtha sanātanam |

buddhirbuddhimatāmasmi tejastejasvināmaham ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

Know Me, O Arjuna, as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent; the splendour of the splendid objects am I.

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seed
me
of all beings
know
O son of Pritha
eternal

intelligence
of the intelligent
I am
brilliance
of the brilliant
I

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Krishna calls himself the eternal seed of all beings. He is the intelligence of the intelligent and the splendour of the splendid. The image of the seed is significant: a seed contains in hidden form all that later grows from it, and it does not perish when the plant appears. The verse suggests that every being carries within it the presence of its source. Naming intelligence and splendour also touches qualities that Arjuna, as a gifted and honoured warrior, would recognize in himself.