Word meanings
- sarva
- all
- yoniṣu
- species of life
- kaunteya
- Arjun, the son of Kunti
- mūrtayaḥ
- forms
- sambhavanti
- are produced
- yāḥ
- which
- tāsām
- of all of them
- brahma-mahat
- great material nature
- yoniḥ
- womb
- aham
- I
- bīja-pradaḥ
- seed-giving
- pitā
- Father
Translations
Whatever forms are produced, O Arjuna, in any womb whatsoever, the great Brahma is their womb, and I am the seed-giving father.
O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit itself that conceives, and I am their father.
O son of Kunti, whatever forms are born from all the wombs, of them the great sustainer is the womb; I am the father who deposits the seed.
हे कुन्तीनन्दन ! सम्पूर्ण योनियोंमें प्राणियोंके जितने शरीर पैदा होते हैं, उन सबकी मूल प्रकृति तो माता है और मैं बीज-स्थापन करनेवाला पिता हूँ।Commentary
I am the father The Primordial Nature is the mother. The whole manifested world is the child Nature has produced in its association with me. Therefore I am called the father of this world. Wombs Such as the gods, the manes, men, cattle, beasts, birds, etc. Forms Bodies consisting of parts, limbs, organs, etc.