Word meanings
- veda
- know
- aham
- I
- samatītāni
- the past
- vartamānāni
- the present
- ca
- and
- arjuna
- Arjun
- bhaviṣyāṇi
- the future
- ca
- also
- bhūtāni
- all living beings
- mām
- me
- tu
- but
- veda
- knows
- na kaścana
- no one
Translations
I know, O Arjuna, the beings of the past, the present, and the future; however, no one knows Me.
I know, O Arjuna, all beings in the past, the present, and the future; but they do not know Me.
O Arjuna, I know the past, present, and future beings; but no one knows Me!
हे अर्जुन ! जो प्राणी भूतकालमें हो चुके हैं, तथा जो वर्तमानमें हैं और जो भविष्यमें होंगे, उन सब प्राणियोंको तो मैं जानता हूँ; परन्तु मेरेको कोई (मूढ़ मनुष्य) नहीं जानता।Commentary
Persons who are deluded by the three alities of Nature do not know the Lord. As they lack in the knowledge of His real nature, they do not adore Hi. But the Lord knows through His omniscience the beings of the past, the present and the future. He who worships the Lord with singleminded devotion knows Him in essence. He has knowledge of His real nature.