In Bhagavad Gita 10.14, Arjuna says he accepts as true all that Krishna has told him; neither gods nor demons know Krishna’s true manifestation.
Sanskrit Verse
अर्जुन उवाच · Arjuna said
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये
यन्मां वदसि केशव
न हि ते भगवन्व्यक्तिं
विदुर्देवा न दानवाः ॥ १०-१४ ॥
sarvametadṛtaṃ manye
yanmāṃ vadasi keśava
na hi te bhagavanvyaktiṃ
vidurdevā na dānavāḥ
English transliteration sarvametadritam manye
yanmaam vadasi keshava
na hi te bhagavanvyaktim
vidurdevaa na daanavaah ॥ 10.14 ॥
Translation / Meaning
I accept as true all that You tell me, O Keshava. Truly, O Lord, neither the gods nor the demons know Your manifestation.
Word Meanings
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| सर्वम् sarvam | all |
| एतत् etat | this |
| ऋतम् ṛtam | true |
| मन्ये manye | I accept |
| यत् yat | which |
| माम् mām | to me |
| वदसि vadasi | You tell |
| केशव keśava | O Keśava |
| न na | not |
| हि hi | truly |
| ते te | Your |
| भगवन् bhagavan | O Lord |
| व्यक्तिम् vyaktim | manifestation |
| विदुः viduḥ | know |
| देवाः devāḥ | gods |
| न na | nor |
| दानवाः dānavāḥ | demons |
Word-wise Chanting
- sar–va–me–ta–dṛ–taṃ man–ye 8 syllables sar-va-me-ta-dri-tam man-ye
- yan–māṃ va–da–si ke–śa–va | 8 syllables yan-maam va-da-si ke-sha-va
- na hi te bha–ga–van–vyak–tiṃ 8 syllables na hi te bha-ga-van-vyak-tim
- vi–dur–de–vā na dā–na–vāḥ || 10-14 8 syllables vi-dur-de-vaa na daa-na-vaah
How to read this
How to chant: each line is one pāda (quarter-verse); chant it in one breath. The hyphen (-) divides the syllables, inside a word and across a sandhi join, so every pāda shows its 8 syllables (11 in triṣṭubh verses). A consonant cluster is divided after its first consonant (kar-ma, vet-ti): that syllable is held longer. Mark above a syllable: guru, long (two beats); laghu, short (one beat). | closes the half-verse, || the verse; the number is the syllable count of the pāda.
Deeper Explanation – Chapter 10 Verse 14
Context
Arjuna continues his response (10.12–10.18).
Meaning
Arjuna accepts everything Krishna has said as ṛta, truth. He also acknowledges that neither the devas nor the dānavas, divine or demonic beings, truly understand the Divine’s vyakti, its manifestation. Only the Divine knows itself, as the next verse says.
Wholehearted acceptance opens the way for deeper revelation. Arjuna’s trust prepares him for the vision of Chapter 11.
In Practice
Choose one teaching of the Gita you have doubted, and live by it for a day as if it were true.
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Continue Your Study
This verse belongs to Chapter 10: Vibhuti Yoga (The Divine Manifestations). Read the chapter overview, browse every verse of the Gita, or return to the chapter-by-chapter guide. For a reading plan, see how to study the Bhagavad Gita and the study resources.